In the Shadow of Amiantus - The person you love most, your soul mate, is dying from a vile, rare, painful, incurable cancer. You have to watch on, helplessly, as she struggles with the mental and physical pain, knowing you can do nothing to fix it, or take it away from her. She never complains, or wears her illness like a badge. History is repeating itself, bringing back similar, painful memories from years ago. What do you do?

Well in reality there is nothing you can do, except care and love. Do you ask your God for help? Why do bad things happen to good people? David writes about his feelings of loss, desolation, and impending loss, sometimes using explicit language. But also injects humour, because it helps him survive. His thoughts lead from places and things which inspire, to real heroes, then to others, some of whom are in positions of authority, and would never match up, because they bulge with self importance. His thoughts, sometimes bizarre and banal, through unpretentious verse, short stories, and biographical episodes, provide an insight as to what drives him on, taking the lead from his lover and best friend, to never give up, and to survive.

About David Wood

My name is David. I was born in Edinburgh in 1950, and brought up in Scotland. I am the eldest of four siblings. I left school at 15 without any qualifications, just after my Mother died. At that time I simply could not have cared less about exams. In fact I failed every single “O” grade exam that year, and never went back to school. I gained my education in life’s school of hard knocks, and learned to look after myself. I remedied the formal qualifications thing later, and obtained my degrees from Strathclyde Business School, whilst holding down a full time job.

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