Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

The joy of a hospital honeymoon

The nurses decorated the bed with purple wildflowers and a sign saying: ‘Happy Wedding!’

[Aleksandar Kitanovic / Alamy Stock Photo] 
issue 01 April 2023

The morning after we were wedded, I went to hospital in Marseille. The oncologist wanted to assess the pain level and find the right daily morphine dose. I went down in the back of a taxi and from the taxi to the cancer ward in a wheelchair. A nurse with a form checked me into the single-occupancy room, asking me my name, address, date of birth, occupation, etc.

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