Yesterday there was a story in the Evening Standard (London) about the pioneering surgery that helped restore the skull of my friend Tim Barter when he fell 3 storeys back in 2009. Tim, as some of you will know, is a good friend of mine. After having a few (too many) drinks for Richard's birthday, Tim went home alone where, thinking he had forgotten his keys, he climbed the drainpipe to the 2nd floor when the pipe gave way and he fell smashing his skull on a metal railing and breaking his leg (among other injuries). Richard and I spent a few hours at the hospital, as Richard was the first person that the police called and he then called me. We honestly thought he was dead, but in a remarkably short space of time, relatively, Tim recovered and was literally rebuilt better than before. I wasn't aware at the time that the procedures were so new and pioneering, but am glad that they worked.
Here is a link to the story on huffingtonpost.com which I am including because Tim prefers the "after" picture here than the one used in the paper. It was also covered in the Daily Shame (I mean) Mail, the Metro and apparently on BBC London News on the telly too. 
And here's a different "after" picture, also a good one, just to keep the patient happy.
I finished work at 07:00 yesterday morning and slept until 13:30 when I got home. I woke up and watched the first Six Nations match of the day, Ireland v Italy, before getting ready and heading to the 2 Brewers to watch England play Wales with Humberto. There was a huge crowd of Steelers there too, which is always a good thing and there was a great atmosphere. The usual hotties were there, you know the ones that I've never managed to get into a conversation yet: Tom, Scott, Mark. There was also a gorgeous young guy that I'd never seen before, who just happened to also have a good body. His name is Craig and I hope to get to know him better soon!It was good fun, chatting, watching a fairly good match (even though we, England, lost) and enjoying all the antics. I started drinking when the match started at 16:00 and I didn't stop drinking until about 02:30. When the match had finished we stayed for a couple more drinks and then went to Kazbar for a couple. I then returned to the 2 Brewers and stayed there until I came home at about 02:30 with some guy that had latched on to me. I was too tired to say no, so we came back to mine, had sex then he went home. This morning I was awake by 09:30 but have had a hangover all day, but I'm still gonna do it all again next Saturday when both Steelers teams are playing at home, which is always fun. I've only just managed to get the night shift off work (in preparation for the anticipated hangover).
