A lifetime ago I found myself running desperately low of cash in London, and then came the call.
‘‘You’ve been accepted.’’
This was not anything prestigious, but confirmation I had a place on a medical trial at a private hospital, but more importantly it was paying the equivalent of NZ$10,000.
Damn right, I said yes.
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