Retirement brings revaluing

I retired earlier this year, a little earlier than one might expect (September 2025) three months ahead of the celebration of the age of 67. I have decided in my "dotage" (not weak as such, just experiencing the consequences of decades of sedentary lifestyle, perhaps even still strong on the basis of the resilience developed through decades of serving disadvantaged communities in Australia) to revisit the purpose of this Blog. Folia Medica was originally written (significantly after the fact) as a tool for emotionally debriefing, recovery and as a document I could share with other young doctors in training. Still somewhat remeniscent of Samuel Shme's profound contribution to the capacity of doctors in training to survive and potentially thrive, "The House of God." The new, perhaps evolved purpose is twofold. Firstly to continue the documentation of my life as a doctor but also as a document for my family so give themsomesnese of who I am and what I have spent the last 45 years doing. This will be a slow process, I am still formulating dirtection and content. Welcome back.