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2013/01–02 ARRIVALS
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GURU 10 • February/March 2013 • ISSN 2048-2590
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I
think there’s a little bit in all
of us that dreams of being the
best. For some of us it will
be the fantasy of our cooking
prowess being recognized by a
Michelin Star; for others, it will
be the penning of a novel that
sells more than J.K. Rowling.
For me, being a world-famous
surgeon was high up the list. This
ambition was dashed five years
ago when I was diagnosed with a
brain tumour.
Surgeons twice needed to chop
chunks out of my grey matter,
ultimately forcing me to hang
up my stethoscope for good. The
upside of surviving the tumour
has its downsides: I am told I
am now less socially inhibited
– speaking my mind too freely,
and often being landing in hot
water as a result. Brain damage
rarely has a good outcome, but
that’s not always the case: in this
issue we read the story of ‘Jason’,
a beer-swilling womaniser who
was transformed into an artist
and mathematics prodigy after
serious head injury.
Inspiration can also be found
through Fitness Guru Matt
Linsdell’s account of overcoming
sporting injury and James Lloyd’s
guide to dancing. Sceptic Guru
Daryl Ilbury offers a crash course
in dinner-party Latin, and our
Food Guru Natasha Abagalyan
explains how processed food
gets infused with our favourite
flavours.
Read, enjoy – and be inspired.
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