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‘I want an interview. I will pay you for it as a patient.’ ‘Very well, then.’ I imagine that the surgeon was intrigued to know what sort of a …
First she wanted me to have a totally separate examination by a lung specialist of great reputation. He said that it was the worst case of neglect he had …
‘I think it’s already too late to operate. I took this to mean that the cancer was straddling both lungs. Your only possible hope is to remove one lung …
I came away feeling degraded, defiled and deeply depressed. I did not know, however, that carcinoma was cancer; I thought it was a lump, or something like a mastoid. …
‘I’m sure something will turn up if you order it. Have faith, and go ahead. I sketched on the back of an envelope the hull that I should like …
The Max Factor The plane’s landing is perfect. Mine isn’t. As soon as the Hercules rolls to a halt the rear hatches are opened and the first boxes and …
Another of my jobs at Hullavington was to devise methods for teaching ‘nought feet navigation to pilots intruding into enemy territory when they would be unable to take their …
Convoy escorts, and anti-submarine patrols were out for long flights with continuous manoeuvring, such as square searches to be plotted. I took part in one sortie, in a Liberator …