I am in Brisbane, well a northern suburb of Brisbane to be exact. I know what you mean when you talk about doing up shoelaces! Buttons are my best friends!....as are scarves!
I was shocked when I saw my scar. In the book I only glanced at the picture and I thought "I can cope with that." It was only about 3 inches max! When I saw mine from the armpit to the middle I had another look at the book and this time looked properly. Her scar was quite faded and didn't show up very well. Mine looks like Great Grandma with her teeth out! Really really ugly!
I was a public patient but I have no complaints about the treatment from the nursing staff in a public hospital. They were wonderful
Lynne