Firstly, I ask questions and I think about it and I decide you know what I really want to know. And secondly, I read up about things. I mean, when I was having my liver illness, for example, I read very extensively on diseases of the liver and cause, effect, you know the biochemistry of it all and etc. etc. If only just because I like to keep an eye on what's going on.
I mean it is fairly unusual, isn't it, to buy your own British National Formulary?
I didn't buy it, it was given to me, but anyhow. I find it fascinating and I'm interested. You know I read it up and I jolly well check the things I get given, I can assure you.
Do you find, I mean you mentioned you know, you don't want to become morbid about it, I mean some people might say that looking at the BNF is a morbid interest in your condition?
I don't think so. I don't think so. I mean I read 'The Spectator' magazine which is largely based on modern politics and everything, I don't regard that as morbid and I think politicians are the absolute end of the universe, but I still regard it as a thunderingly good read and a good magazine! I mean I don't sit there reading it every day and thumbing through it lovingly like a sort of family Bible or something like that, but I do find it quite interesting.
That's really all it is. It became a bit of a hobby because of all the stuff that was being shoved into me at various times. You know what I mean, what's this one? I mean why do they do that? Why not that one? Oh, I see, the side effects, yes, etc. So you link up all these things. |
