We’re thrilled to announce that Dr Julian Cassar is increasing his number of sessions with us, and will now be available Wednesday to Friday and most Saturdays. Dr Julian is a highly skilled and compassionate doctor, who listens deeply and takes the time needed to hear and diligently address your concerns. He enjoys providing continuity of care, and currently has available appointments. So, if you are one of those people who sees whichever doctor is available, consider seeing Julian as your regular doctor. 

Dr Julian Cassar

Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is a cancer with vague symptoms and is difficult to diagnose. This is why it is important to be aware of ovarian cancer, and to talk to your doctor if you just don’t feel right.

If you feel changes to the way your body feels and works, like increased abdominal size or bloating, lower tummy pain, feeling full after eating a small amount or needing to pass urine more often or urgently, it is recommended to speak to your GP. It’s important to remember, though, that most of the time, these symptoms will be caused by something mild and not serious, and coming to the doctor will usually put your mind at rest. 

Rocky

Dr Kouteris has a pet dog called Rocky, who is very friendly and makes a great doorbell. He is a Havanese, or Havana silk dog. Havanese are from Cuba and were originally given as gifts to passing dignitaries. Famous people who owned Havanese include Queen Victoria, Ernest Hemingway and Napoleon. The Havanese throughout the world were bred from the 11 families that fled the communist Cuban regime, taking their beloved pets with them.

Heart Food

Enjoy with us this beautiful poem by contemporary American poet Ellen Bass.

If You Knew 

What if you knew you’d be the last
to touch someone?
If you were taking tickets, for example,
at the theater, tearing them,
giving back the ragged stubs,
you might take care to touch that palm,
brush your fingertips
along the life line’s crease.

When a man pulls his wheeled suitcase
too slowly through the airport, when
the car in front of me doesn’t signal,
when the clerk at the pharmacy
won’t say Thank you, I don’t remember
they’re going to die.

A friend told me she’d been with her aunt.
They’d just had lunch and the waiter,
a young gay man with plum black eyes,
joked as he served the coffee, kissed
her aunt’s powdered cheek when they left.
Then they walked half a block and her aunt
dropped dead on the sidewalk.

How close does the dragon’s spume
have to come? How wide does the crack
in heaven have to split?
What would people look like
if we could see them as they are,
soaked in honey, stung and swollen,
reckless, pinned against time?

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