Q. What do you call a winner who is quite happy to wait around before receiving his/her medal? A. ... Remarkably, at my last clinic appointment at St George's, I showed my face at reception pretty much bang on time and was ushered through immediately to see the doctor. I was flabbergasted, having set myself up … Continue reading Day +181: The patience of patients
A foolish bet
Mariacristina has always claimed to have a sixth sense – a premonition of how things are going to turn out. And I'll admit that on a number of occasions, her 'feelings' have turned out to be right, often contrary to my expectations. However, it's much easier to notice and remember the successful predictions, and I'm … Continue reading A foolish bet
The English patient’s patience
Patience is a virtue; virtue is a grace. Grace is a little girl who doesn't wash her face There's a remarkable phenomenon regarding our microwave at our home in Streatham: like most microwaves, it usually displays the time, but on a fairly regular basis I find the time has been replaced with a single number … Continue reading The English patient’s patience