About
I live in Sydney in Randwick with my wife Julie and adult daughter Ruth who happens to have Down syndrome. We have a son who lives close by in Maroubra with his wife and 3 children. All surfing and biking people!
I was employed by IBM in London for 5 years in the 1960s, then at Lever Brothers in New York. On my return to Sydney I worked in computing and supply chain for Unilever until my retirement in 2003.
In 2013, I had a pacemaker implanted due to atrial fibrillation. I had a replacement pacemaker inserted in 2023 which now paces both my left and right ventricles. It was during a visit to my cardiologist in 2020 that he picked up the murmur in my lungs. My IPF was confirmed at RPA and I was invited to be part of the trial of inhaled Pirfenidone in May 2022. Instead of a tablet this trial delivers directly to my lungs by nebuliser. I feel very fortunate that I was invited to join this trial and to be a patient of the RPA Respiratory Clinic at RPA.
To exercise I walk, swim and play an easy game of tennis with old mates. Living in an old house with a large garden also keeps us busy.