The Full Catastrophe is my own story. It’s a real time account of change, chaos and consequence. I’m writing from the middle, so I have no idea how it will turn out.
It could go either way really.
“You probably learned about your family history one episode at a time. Even if the news wasn't all good... the news was drip fed. It was manageable. My experience was more a binge watch. We are our own mixtape: All who have come before me, and all that surround me.”
“At thirty five I met a woman who played the most pivotal role in my life. She gave birth to me. By not knowing where I came from, how could I possibly know who I was? I'd often feel incomplete, but I didn't know which bits were missing. Being separated at birth is like the notification on your computer that says 'Not ejected properly' when you disconnect a USB stick in a hurry: you might have damaged the data, or you might not.”
“I didn't particularly want to sell my house, I'd been here since 2017. Not long. But it's the longest I've been anywhere. Ever. What I wanted more, was to be debt free. All of it. I needed to travel light. I needed room to move."”
“He speaks with the gratitude of a man, who just missed getting hit by a car, because he was bending down to pick up a twenty dollar note off the footpath, that he then used to go and buy a winning lotto ticket”
“Under Dr Ruit's vision, money is no barrier to sight. Those who can afford to pay do so, and those who can't, don't. Often a simple assessment of financial capability is made by looking at the feet. If a patient has arrived without sandals, it's unlikely they'll have money to pay for an operation”