2 March 2027
Tuesday. The gentleman with the coffins was booked to move into Collins Street yesterday, and the building has not been this tense since the lift broke.
For me, it is the best news of the year. Until now my Melbourne patients have come to me fresh, never buried, which is perfectly fine but rather like starting a book on chapter two. Now, at last, they can be buried first, dig themselves out, and then wake up with me. The proper order! The full course of treatment!
Lorraine and I have rehearsed a special welcome for referrals from downstairs. It begins “welcome BACK”, with the emphasis exactly there.
I sent the gentleman a card wishing him well. I did not mention that I have been in Melbourne since October and know where the good coffee is. He can find out for himself. It builds character.
First patient of the week said she could hear somebody laughing through the floor. I said that was the plumbing. She did not believe me. Good.
— Your Therapist
