Well, he was paralysed, so he didn’t feel any of it. One of the rare upsides of paralysis.

Some patients though, me geeking out over what was going on helped. They’d be scared and hurting, and then some guy comes in and is just chatting casually and talking about what’s going on, giving a play by play, and is happy to be there, it makes it harder to dread what’s happening. If I’m not upset and worried, it must not be that bad.

I definitely had to learn what not to say though