I decided to refer to my ‘wearing a bag’ rather than carrying one as a result of a comment from my sister, Janice. I hadn’t seen her for some time and the first time I visited her after my operation she said, “So, where’s your bag?” I patted the left side...
Bent over a clipboard, the doctor is filling out discharge instructions. Behind his back, the nurse twice mouths, “Don’t leave,” with decisive shakes of her head.
