Thanks Nicky. 

I appreciate the motivation your giving me with your words. Sry I didn't respond to this message sooner, life's been throwing me a few curve balls the last few days. 

Happy new year m8, and I shall take your advice to use meditation to get me through those stress moments where my brain will undoubtably tell me that a few pints in the pub with freinds will be the answer. Without these health conditions it may not be that big a deal, but I have to start taking it serious now I think.  

> sounds like you should bookmark this blog and remind yourself of what you want to achieve when things start to get a bit too much.

Ha ha, great minds think alike... already done ;-)