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Old 19-05-2019, 09:34 PM
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Yep. Surfing accidents, near drownings, head injuries, bike accidents, going on a stage, lost in caves, nothing so scary as having a kid in time critical surgery. We are lucky to live in a time and country where a CT and a surgeon is just a public hospital away.

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Originally Posted by alocky View Post
Good point - I’ve gone into a medical facility not knowing if I’d emerge blind and partially paralysed, I’ve sweated out CT scans to see if I had lung cancer, and I’ve had more than a few near-death experiences on the racetrack and road. But absolutely nothing comes close to the genuine fear and helplessness of hearing your 7 year old daughter having a psychotic reaction on waking from a general anaesthetic from behind closed doors.
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