New Glasses
Anonymous
Prose
Tough recognition of a grandparent’s emotional abuse, and perspectives around death and dying
Uncertainty
Beth Healey
Drawing
A pencil exploration of Dorothea Lange’s iconic image with a focus on the presence of conflicting emotions whilst living with ill-health
Chasing the Bismarck
Richard Pellatt
Prose
A narrative inspired by a sailor-patient’s adventures: then creative writing in medicine under scrutiny
Healing Wounds
Tania Hershman
Prose
A short story of a consultation inspired by the architectural formation of ‘the bee’s cell’
Head Pain
Dermot Mallon
Painting
Emotional or physical pain? – a hospital experience triggers the artist to reflect on the presentation and nature of symptoms in general
Too Young To Understand
Jacob Coates
Drawing
A child unaware her mother is terminally ill and the moving description of a GP consultation orchestrated to protect her from this knowledge
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