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Nurse

She comes across as a good woman, kind even, but still I am uncomfortable, as is demonstrated by the inane things that come out of my mouth when I pay my now annual visit to see her. I read things as ticking offs when they probably aren’t, which just adds to my agitation. It’s the handing over the body thing, it’s mine not theirs. And I believe that I know it better than they do. And there are the pills. I don’t want them, at least not anymore. Agh! We just don’t mix. Accept it. And behave with as good grace as you can.

By Ellen Bell

Artist and writer currently living in Aberystwyth.