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  • Chapter 25 — Home, Eventually

    Phild26
    The third time, it turns out, is not the charm. I have now attempted to be discharged from Castle Hill Hospital on three separate occasions. Each time has been its own particular exercise in frustration. Each time I have told myself that surely this ...

  • Chapter 24 — Phil M. RIP.

    Phild26
    I’ve been in hospital for a month today. I didn’t plan to mark it with anything. There’s no milestone worth celebrating at four weeks — no trophy, no certificate, no moment where someone comes in and says well done, you’...

  • Chapter 23 — Out of Nowhere

    Phild26
    The meeting that followed Tom's early morning visit was, in its own way, just as significant as the visit itself. If the problem was that nobody had full oversight of my case — that decisions were being made in isolation, that information e...

  • Chapter 22 — 7:30am

    Phild26
    England lost to Argentina in the semi-final last night. Two minutes after the final whistle, a nurse came in to tell me I was being put on a 12 hour drip for phosphate and potassium. No explanation. Nobody knew why. Just another thing happening to me...

  • Chapter 21 — Finding It Tough

    Phild26
    I want to start this one differently. Every chapter so far has found a way to end on something positive — a small win, a moment of humour, a reason to keep going. I'm going to try to do that again here, because I do believe it, and because ...
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