So I have survived the first Spring, Summer and Autumn as someone that is hypersensitive to wasps and hornets - I was not stung and there were few occasions when I even got close to being stung, thanks to my wife Penny who was highly vigilant for any unfortunate insect that got even close!

Despite every effort I have to admit huge frustration - I have been unable to get treatment for my problem and whilst there is still the possibility of treatment I must hang on to that slender thread of hope for as long as possible. I am now beginning to enjoy the freedom of being outside again and loving every moment of it. What joy there is in simply going for a walk, visiting the shops, going to public events... just being normal. How I dread the fact that in a few months time I must start my internment in my self constructed prison - just to avoid the minor possibility of being stung and the overwheliming probability of death to follow in that event.

It is for that reason that I still have to search for a cure and no stone will go unturned in that quest.

In the meantime I look back on 2002 as the most extraordinary year of my life - bar none. It was the year in which I "died" and came back to life and it was a year when my lifestyle changed dramatically. I have had the immense privilege of greeting around 250,000 visitors to the website in the first year of launch and the excitement of receiving e-mails from people seeking advice, giving advice, encouraging, discouraging......everything you can imagine!

It is a huge, wonderful world and despite the differences between individuals, cultures and nations, it has been truly inspiring to know how so many really good, kind, and caring people there are out there.

What a great pleasure to hear from them all.

Please keep in touch!