And YET... he is a brave overcomer!  Barry has chosen to use his precious energy so carefully, producing a canon of written works, drawings, paintings.  Throughout all his testing he has enriched our lives with his kindness, generosity, humour, and wisdom beyond his years.

Barry had very little secondary education (although Brechin High School were fantastic) but despite that, he's started a degree in Arts and Humanities, specialising in Creative Writing, at the  Open University.

Nonetheless, he is one of the #millionsmissing, and I'd like to raise something for the ME/Chronic fatigue association, to further research into effective treatments for this debilitating illness.