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back again, with a sheaf of documents supposedly showing my heartbeat has been regularised, several platelets have been transfused into me, and everything is probably hunky dory. Well, I don't feel bad, though the bed wasn't comfortable as I was hooked up to an ECG machine all night and couldn't turn over. We'll see how we go.
Sorry to hear that, neti, though it might have been a proper wake if everyone turned up in fancy dress. People can wear whatever they like to my funeral (though I suspect the number will be in single figures).