It’s a strange thing when everyone you call to say you are in hospital says “at last - thank the lord” or something similar. But when the doctors have been as incompetent, narrow minded, arrogant and ignorant as they have in my case it can be a relief. The issue now is to make sure I am treated by open minded and open eyed doctors who can see the future can be good.

Having fought to get here for a year, the fact that I could hardly walk on Saturday and had to call an ambulance did the trick. Now if only they had listened they would have saved the many thousands of pounds it will take to reconstruct my right hip and shoulder, pelvic floor and put steel in my back. I can’t wait to get out but suspect I will be here for two or three months.