- Having sex? Let me help you undress. It’s a good idea to practise without the keys in the ignition. The Responsible Adult needs to stay with you. If you must practise, look over your shoulder to manoeuvre without causing yourself any pain as occasionally ladies can feel faint
- Do not write a will or cheques, operate machinery, ie a kettle or a lift. Do not lock the bathroom door. Do not affect your judgement. The memory is the last thing to come back. No clubbing for you after that, I am afraid; you’ll end up in hospital on an empty stomach. Our new AI model reduces hallucinations: your future is based on that version
- Have you child-bearing hips? I am taping your eyes to insert a tube down your throat, he says, gloving up. Ululations can be heard from the operating theatre. How vigilant is vigilant enough? We will already have this information on you. I am ignoring the fact that you know I am foreign
- A fishing expedition: they explain what they found inside when I come to. I have no recollection. Lost for the count. Pain points. Surrendered to the snoring in the next bed, bellow de cerf. A large gap in the night followed by a choppy surge. We survive by forgetting
- What does my name mean? Soldier, like you. Three nurses surround my bed. The memory is the first thing to go. We are bio-psycho-social creatures. What I brought back from the ward? A single-use tape measure made of paper
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Melisande Fitzsimons
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