DR ALAN MARK TUCKER dob 10th MARCH 1937
MB.BS.[Lond] .DRCOG. DPH.[Bristol].DCH[RCP&S Eng].MRCP[UK].FRSM.FRSH. FRACGP.FAFPHM.FFPH[UK]
This Biography describes many events, that have occurred during my Childhood, Schooling and
University [Undergraduate and Postgraduate] years, as well as vignettes from working in London, Dartmouth, Cheddar, Exeter, The Isle of Jersey, Tasmania, Riyadh, Jeddah,[Saudi Arabia],The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, and, since 1994, in 56 Remote Aboriginal Communities in The Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
Some tales of sporting interests, some mini- personal successes and some abject failures, reflect my love of all things Rugby, (Union and League), Cricket, Tennis, and AFL. I thank the wonderful role of Television for many hundreds of hours of live and recorded matches, of whatever origin, that have totally captured my attention, and kept me from going to bed until the late hours, especially in my retirement years.
Music is a precious gift that reflects the best of entertainments of the past, present and the future. From Mozart to Madonna, Beethoven to the Beatles,Chopin to Cold Chisel,Elgar to Elton John, music uplifts the body ,mind and spirit, away from the day to day problems and into a world of calmness,clear thinking, contentment, and completeness.
My professional contribution in Remote Communities , and my modest collection of Aboriginal Art, has led me to understand the importance of the role, and vital contribution, of our Indigenous First Peoples, over the last 65000 years, or so, and how respect, vision, goodwill, fairness and mutual responsibility are owed to all cultures of all colours, creeds and climes, going forward. I thank my friends and family for dragging me, willingly into the 2010/2020 decades, away from my pencil, pen and paper and into the world of digital technology. I have experienced the good, bad and ugly effects of all aspects of social media on personal, local, national and International relationships.I understand the double standards behind wokeness, the hypocrisy of virtue signalling and the power bases behind cancel culture. I await effective push- back mechanisms to expose and counter -act all three. I hope that I have contributed my stories of truth and interest, that have happened to me in this wonderful world, during the last 84 years, until the present time,1 May 2021, in such a way as to stimulate others to be true to themselves and to follow, and fulfil, their dreams.
AT TIMES OUR OWN LIGHT GOES OUT AND IS REKINDLED BY A SPARK FROM ANOTHER PERSON. EACH OF US HAS CAUSE TO THINK WITH DEEP GRATITUDE OF THOSE WHO HAVE LIGHTED THE FLAME WITHIN
ALBERT SCHWEITZER
WE ARE ALL VISITORS TO THIS TIME, THIS PLACE,
WE ARE JUST PASSING THROUGH,
OUR PURPOSE HERE IS TO OBSERVE,
TO LEARN,TO GROW AND TO LOVE.
Ancient Proverb