Hope the nurse patches you up and gives you a little warmth and hope. I look hard for warmth and hope wherever I can find them when I'm that down. I've been known to be grateful to the hair stylist when she's washing my hair, enjoyed the head massage like it's been the only care I've had in ages.

Can you find a good book to read, something substantial but comforting? Ever read any Elizabeth Goudge, Rumer Godden, Miss Read?