Backscene
Another day, another project! Chris Leigh is one of those people who can’t sit still for long and who frequently needs a ‘diversion.’
Back in the June issue of Model Rail, I (somewhat hesitantly) mentioned that I had received a prostate cancer diagnosis and was receiving treatment. I wasn’t sure it was a good idea to mention it in a hobby magazine which is all about escapism, but I received a positive reaction from a number of readers. Notably, having ‘picked the brains’ of a friend who went through the treatment successfully a year ago, I was approached by a former work colleague from my Ian Allan days, who had just been diagnosed and wanted to pick mine! It’s a sobering thought that, if we assume the vast majority of Model Rail’s readers are male, potentially 6,000 of them may experience it – many of them without ever being aware.