After a week in hospital I was moved from a private room to one shared with another patient. A young motor cyclist, recently admitted. He was in pain, groaning constantly. I could empathise of course, but it was distressing to hear someone suffering.

The femur (thigh bone) is the largest bone in the human body. A broken femur shaft needs 3 months to repair itself. So, regardless of my other injuries, I would spend 3 months in a hospital…

After a week in hospital I was moved from a private room to one shared with another patient. A young motor cyclist, recently admitted. He was in pain, groaning constantly. I could empathise of course, but it was distressing to hear someone…

I received a shot of intravenous pain relief every 30 minutes. The drugs were effective for 20 minutes, leaving a shortfall of 10 minutes. 10 minutes of agony.

A side effect of the drugs was suppressed inhibitions. I was uncharacteristically demanding, my…

What happens to the human body when it is hit by a car travelling at 80 km per hour? When soft flesh collides with hard metal at speed? This happened to me on country lane in East Yorkshire in 1983.