Sensing Spaces of Healthcare

I remember… The hospital at night is a time when noises travel down corridors into the ward and the bed-side giving rise to disquiet and disorientation and disturbance that interrupts the desire to sleep.

I remember… Clanking of the bed pan machine in 1960s when they were being sterilised. The night junior had the job of cleaning them.

I remember lying in the bed listening to cuckoos, when I was having my son. You wouldn’t be able to do that now

I remember… All the different noises

I remember… My last FMRI scan. The previous time was so noisy, so I’d been told I could bring in my own music. I decided that, as it was so futuristic that I’d listen to David Bowie’s Space Oddity. Big Mistake! The tapping and banging just felt as though I was in a space capsule about to take off. It felt v. lonely. Next time – must bring some happy tunes.