Spring

The weather is warming up and the days are bright and sunny save for a few short spurts of rain. But it is a happy day for me and Lolo as th...
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Hopscotch

You think of the word anaemia and you think of somebody who is underfed. You are told about aplastic anaemia and you think of someone who is...
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Faux Pas

The inquisitive Indian in me will, perhaps, never die. So two faux pas as a result of it. A new patient admitted to Room No 11 adjacent to o...
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Sleep

There is a thin line between sleep and wakefulness in a hospital. The constant rounds of the nurse every few hours make it impossible to hav...
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Hope

My friend Sareeta flew from Sydney to be with me this weekend. God bless her heart! This morning my favourite trio Jules, JJ and Fred came h...
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Rainbow

It is the 14th day today at the hospital. The nurses are becoming more than familiar faces but they do change quite often. I miss Heather th...
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Unarmed

When the doctors said there was a low count of neutrophils in the body, I was wondering what the hell they were. Why couldn't they just ...
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Austin Dairy

Ward 9A, Room No 12 has an amazing view of Melbourne's scenic northern suburbs. I look out of the window. A thousand thoughts cross my m...
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