The Real Life of Brian

<p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>They say laughter is the best medicine. Clearly they've never tried the NHS hospital tea but I'm here to tell the tale anyway.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>This isn't your typical misery memoir. While I've walked through the dark fog of depression and faced a life-changing transplant journey I did it with a cup of tea in one hand and a healthy dose of Derry humour in the other.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>In this book I'm pulling back the curtain on </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>The Real Life of Brian</strong><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>. From being nicknamed Soupy to navigating the Great NHS Food Wars this is an honest raw and-believe it or not-funny account of what happens when life throws you a curveball and you decide to swing back.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>This expanded second edition includes brand-new chapters from the surreal hunt for 'Prime' energy drinks in London to the literal highs and lows of hospital life-including a stand-up comedy dream and a nightmare encounter with raw sewage.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>What you'll find inside:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>• </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>The Unfiltered Truth:</strong><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)> My battle with depression and the road to recovery.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>• </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>Hospital Hijinks:</strong><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)> Why my auditing brain nearly exploded in A&E and how I survived the Two-Year Sentence.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>• </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>Small Wins:</strong><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)> The power of a Pocket List and finding joy in a simple garden pond.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>• </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>Derry Wit:</strong><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)> Real stories from a man who's been told he shouldn't be a writer but decided to do it anyway.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>Praise for The Real Life of Brian:</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>A book that really does show that your health is your wealth... sharing his innermost thoughts that enable the reader to live it with him. - </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>David Browne</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>Even during the hardest times wit and humour is present. A brilliant account of how the support and love of family can help you through anything. - </span><strong style=color: rgba(27 28 29 1)>Saralyn</strong></p>