A few years back, I was on my lunch break in the hospital tea room. A scene from House or Grey’s Room or Emergency Anatomy
what I do for thirty seven dollars and five cents
The building contractor chatted pleasantly while I checked his blood pressure, waist circumference, recent cholesterol levels, fasting glucose and urine protein. We discussed screening for
Betty vs. The State: a one act play in remembrance of recent reality
Setting: Betty returns from travelling South America, blithely planning to take up her medical career where she left off. She will do some revision, a
the three best compliments ever
1. The Indirect Compliment He was a doctor, a real one. Raised in the bad old days, when your boss left you with three hundred
eye to tentacle with the snail
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, Elisabeth Tova Bailey, 2010 This is the autobiography of a woman who becomes suddenly and devastatingly unwell
starting over at the end
Sept 2013 I’m back to medicine – in a haematology unit. Leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma. Hence I’m thinking a lot about my own death and
first night
My first intern shift in emergency, the consultant smirked pleasantly at me. “Don’t be nervous” she said, “Just remember – the air goes in and
