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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Who Am I?

My name is David Taylor and I am 58-years old. Prior to taking up my current role as CEO of what was once a dining room, I spent most of my career designing and developing organisations and their people. Although, I can’t claim all the credit for designing people. ​​​​​​​I had the pleasure of working with a diverse range of clients, in the UK and overseas, with the last 20 years predominantly spent with the UK Ministry of Justice.​​​​​

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• ​Home: Manchester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

• Status: Married, two children (26 & 24)

• Education: Various universities, a couple of business schools, a few courses and FHM ​​

• Likes: Music, films, books, things with engines, Italy, Man Utd, Art Deco, and large measures

• Dislikes: Flared trousers, VAR, brutalist architecture, canned lager, Nicolas Cage, and UB40

• Achievements: My girl and boy​​

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Why The Blog? 

Sadly, I had to retire in late 2023, after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone’s Disease (MND). Following a 5-month stay in Manchester’s finest ICUs and Ventilation Unit, the 19th October 2024 marked the 1-year anniversary of my escape. So, having now done Netflix, observed the arguments on X (and the resultant court cases) and beaten my addiction to internet shopping…I decided to create this light-hearted site to keep myself, and hopefully you, amused.​ ​

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I aim to share some of my experiences and thoughts on the life noises that have shaped and affected my day, and possibly yours too. These sounds have the power to trigger memories, elicit emotions, and even influence our mood, thoughts and actions. The blog section of this site contains posts in three topic areas:

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• My Day: Life as a day. Reflections on my morning, afternoon and evening. 

• MND: Interesting, humorous and hopefully useful observations of my MND journey.

• Wry Eye: No, not a Geordie stigmatism, but a wry take on news, events & random muppetry. 

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​​​​​​What Is MND?

​​​​​​​​​MND is a debilitating, degenerative condition that affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord. It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work. There are various types of MND, and the initial signs and symptoms seem to vary from person to person. However, typical symptoms include motor weakness and a combination of wasting of muscles, dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing), dyspnea (shortness of breath), fatigue and respiratory failure. 

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How Am I?

Well, surprisingly, and thankfully, I am still here trying to organise things, albeit from a bed where my dining table used to live.​ Although I have to use a ventilator 24-hours a day, get tired easily and have quite a bit of muscle wastage, remarkably, I don't appear to have suffered any significant cognitive changes (opinions may vary). However, my tea trolly pushing days are now behind me, as my legs have thrown their hands in, so no more Mrs. Overall impressions.

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I spend nearly all my time in bed, but at the time of writing, I can still talk, eat and drink (the vent mask sits under my nose and blows air to my lungs via the nostrils), move my limbs, use this laptop, enjoy a wee dram, and have a laugh with my family. Not too shabby 😉.

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 If you would like to know more about MND, please click on the MNDA logo / link below…