Fergus Finlay: Life lessons from a hospital visit and an eloquent taxi driver
The health service rode to my rescue last week — but it was my knight on a white horse, Tommy the taxi driver, who gave me most to think about, writes Fergus Finlay
I spent four days in the Mater, half of them on a trolley. File photo
We’re heading toward Christmas so I wanted to share a couple of uplifting experiences with you.
In order to do it I have to tell you a fairly gruesome tale first. It has a happy ending thanks to a somewhat unique (for me anyway) experience of the Irish health service. So bear with me.
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