Rehab Stories

Note: This fictionalized memoir is based on the author’s personal experience. The names have been changed to protect the innocent and not-so-innocent. This was the longest time Mark had ever been apart from Gwen. There had been interesting women in his life since ’Nam. Some were old friends, others new, a few even intimate, but Gwen was special. Back when he’d been a kid, Mark Cahill’s mother often took him along when she...

"Me?" I asked my sister. "Why do I have to do it?""I think he'll listen to you.""When has he ever listened to me?" I asked her. "And what about Mum?""Mum's too upset, she can't think straight.""Oh, OK. I'll have a go but I can't promise anything.""I know," she said. "Just try, the nurses are getting fed up with him.""I'm not surprised.""Good luck, Steff.""Oh thanks," I told her. "I'll need it."That telephone conversation...