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Be Patient

Life, loss and laughter from behind the hospital curtain

Author: Tilly Rose  

Be Patient
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A hugely entertaining and informative story of what really goes on in a hospital, written by a 'lifer', Tilly Rose, who has been in and out of A&E, wards and waiting rooms for much of her three decades of life

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A hugely entertaining and informative story of what really goes on in a hospital, written by a 'lifer', Tilly Rose, who has been in and out of A&E, wards and waiting rooms for much of her three decades of life

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It's the sleepover from hell that no one prepared you for. The doctors went to medical school, the nurses went to uni, but what about the patients?

Be Patient is a warm, darkly comic account of Tilly Rose's desperate search for a diagnosis, against the backdrop of a hilariously funny, heartfelt and, at times, shocking insight into patient life.

A 'medical mystery' for over 20 years, Tilly has spent a lifetime navigating GP waiting rooms, A&E departments and hospital wards. She has been given a front row seat watching humanity at its worst (or its best, depending on how you look at it). Along the way, Tilly has become highly qualified at two things: being a patient and being very patient.

Now, she is shining a bright, white hospital strip light onto a space that none of us want to occupy but one we know, with some certainty, that we will. This is one girl's extraordinary story about becoming the expert no one wants to be. Complete with 'survival tips' and fuelled with irony and humour (the best medicine of all), Be Patient is an essential memoir on resilience, hope and finding strength in the face of adversity.

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About the Author

TILLY ROSE is an author and activist, championing access to higher education and patient advocacy. When Tilly was just five years old, she visited her great aunt's farm in Ireland and ate a bowl of cereal with a jug of thick, creamy milk; an act which was set to change her path forever. Unbeknown to Tilly this was unpasteurised milk, straight from the cow's udder, containing M. bovis Tuberculosis (yes, a cow, quite literally, ruined her life). This catapulted Tilly into over 20 years of life as a patient, and in 2021, she began sharing her patient journey on Instagram. She studied English Literature at Oxford University and lives in the UK.

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Product Details

Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group | Short Books Ltd
Published
13th March 2025
Pages
256
ISBN
9781780726229

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