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It‟saprivilegetobeadoctor…‟„Howluckyyouaretobeadoctor…
‟It‟saprivilegetobeadoctor,isit?Anyonewho‟sadoctorisrightoutofluck,Ithought.
Anyonewho‟sstudyingmedicineshouldhavehisheadexamined.
oumaythinkIwanttochangemyjob.Well,atthemomentIdo.Asoneofmyfriendssays–evendoctorshaveafewfriends–it‟sallexperience.Experience!Idon‟tneedsuchexperience.Ineedawarm,comfortable,
undisturbedbedallmyown.Ineeditbadly.Ineedalltelephonestobethrowndownthenearestwell,that‟swhatIneed.
llthesethoughtsflyroundmyheadasIdrivemyMinithroughthefoggy
streetsofEastLondonat3.45a.m.onaDecembermorning.Iamaministering
angelinaMiniwithaheavycoatandabagofmedicines.AsIspeeddownLea
Bridgeinthedarkatthishorriblemorninghour
,theswishofthemudagainst
thewindows,theheaterfirstblowinghotthencold,mybackachingfromthe
car-seatmadeformisshapencamel,thefogswirlingabouttheemptypetrol
stations,Idonotfeellikeaministeringangel.IwishIwereonthebeachin
southernFrance.Callmeabaddoctorifyoulike.Callmewhatyouwill.But
don‟tcallmeathalfpastthreeonaDecembermorningforanear-achethatyou
havehadfortwoweeks.
Ofcourse,beingadoctorisn‟treallyallbad.Wedohaveourmoments.
Occasionallypeopleareill,occasionallyyoucanhelp,occasionallyyougetgiven
acupofteaandrock-hardcakeattwoo‟clockinthemorning–thenyouworry
ifyouhavedoneeverything.Butalltoooften„everything‟isarepetitiousroutine:
look,listen,feel,tap,Tablets,injection,phone,ambulance,awaytothenext.