Worst

We were lucky enough to have health insurance. In Australia there is a tax surcharge on higher incomes that costs more than simply buying the health insurance. The hospital welcomes the insured patients because it brings more private money into the system. We insure against illness, and we help to fund the hospital.

The only benefit of the hospital insurance, the key benefit, is that it allows you to choose your own doctor. Wilma chose Miss WMaixner, MBBS (I fancy that the BS stands for Brain Surgeon)FRACS, Director of the Department of Neorosurgery at the Royal Children's Hospital.

The family was told that the doctors would discuss the situation at a meeting with their colleagues, on Monday at 12:30 pm.

If you ever suffer from a cerebral arteriovenous malformation, or a cerebrovascular accident, you will be anxious to understand your situation. Sadly, it takes a while to reach a verdict.

Peter finally realised that we could lose Rosie, and took some pictures of the delightful child. The right hand side of her face had been botoxed. In every picture she presented an upturned mouth and a focused eye on her left side, and a downturned mouth and a relaxed eye on her right side.