“My Hickman is my lifeline, quite literally: it is the line through which my life support therapy is administered. It saved my life when all other measures had failed and continues to preserve the life it saved. It is also the biggest threat to my life on a day-to-day basis. Having a line direct to my heart which is opened each day comes with serious risk. It is a strange juxtaposition living with these twin elements; a living embodiment of the journey of life and a literal heart of the matter. It can be scary and caring for it and my TPN is demanding, but I would not be without it.”

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