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Remembrance notes

17 November 2018

9:00 AM

17 November 2018

9:00 AM

Exactly a year ago I was on my way home starting the final stage of recovery from prolonged surgery.  Indeed I cannot possibly praise the two surgeons who worked their magic on me highly enough but then one was already a former Australian of the Year. Surgery is an area in which Australia excels and I acknowledge that if I had found myself almost anywhere else my chances would probably have been slim – not least because of lengthy hospital waiting lists almost everywhere today.

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