Been back to nhs a couple of times in my life now - most recently this sept - 6m it took to get back. I did one shift in a&e & that’s me done. I’m so grateful for it but I don’t have the mental strength to ignore all the issues I’m in no position to fix. Be brave Bear - you’re a great writer x

Well no one else was going to give him a job

An artist friend of ours once said the thing they hated most about being an artist was having to be ‘on show’ (irl) to sell their art. Seems this is going to have to make a comeback for the sake of proving authenticity & actually I’m here for that