ONE YEAR AT A TIME - Part 3 - JULY to SEPTEMBER Author's Note - At the risk of pointing out the obvious, reading Parts 1 and 2 of this story first will allow you to understand what is going on better. It's not obligatory, but certainly recommended. Your call. They are both available here. July Of late I’m getting an unexpectedly large amount of unsolicited mail on the subject of defibrillators, for reasons that escape me. It has got me thinking though – what will I do if one of my clients experiences some form of medical emergency whilst availing themselves of my services? Anna does have First Aid training. By virtue of bringing up two kids and being married to Trevelyan I too have hands-on experience of dealing with the sick, the injured and the mentally unbalanced. But even with all this experience, is it enough? Take Clive for example, a long-standing client (before and after my Trevelyan and children time-out). He likes to be spanked over my knee for reasons too compl...
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PAYNE and SUFFERING Now My name is Michael Payne. It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally worked out I’m lying in a hospital bed. This is a first. Not experienced anything remotely similar before. Already decided I don’t want to do so again. There’s a drip; there are machines all around me. I can see wires and monitors. The wires are attached to pads on my otherwise bare chest. The monitors are showing numbers and graphs. They keep changing and I don’t know why. I can hear regular bleeping noises. They are driving me mad! Then - Early Years ‘My name is Michael Payne.’ I’m in the playground. I’m eleven and it’s my first day at the big school. A girl called Penny has asked me who I am. ‘Like the film star?’ she enquires. ‘Nearly.’ ‘Can’t stand him.’ Penny slopes off with a look combining satisfaction and annoyance on her face. Now How long have I been in this room? The last thing I remember is feeling extremely unwell in my flat. My cooking isn’t great, bu...