A word about time

Stephen Hawking may have written a brief history of time but that was probably because he had experienced Hospital Time. In the UK there is British Standard Time and there is Hospital Time. Hospital time is like normal time plus the same again. So, something where they say "I'll be back in ten minutes" might be as long as an hour. Waiting is a big part of being a parent with a sick child. Get used to it.

You'll suffer it because when there's a crisis the medical profession can move very fast. But anything not life-threatening can take an age.