In theatre with an emergency case, someone with a ruptured brain aneurysm. <\/p>\n
In the middle of things, my phone rang with a number I didn\u2019t recognize. I answered it, as it could have been something to do with our patient, but it turned out to be a young man from the council, ringing about my parking permit. I said I couldn\u2019t talk right now but I\u2019d ring him back. When I phoned him an hour later, he thanked me for ringing him back. \u201cIsn\u2019t it annoying when people ring you when you\u2019re busy? I could hear that you were at the supermarket…\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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