The builders arrive early with the noise of birds. A scratching high pitched sound wakes me up at 8am and I curse it because now I can feel the same noise in my bones. I take my medication and wait for the prescribed half an hour of no food, no drink until I can make breakfast. Finally, gloriously, I drink my first cup of coffee. No tea today. A drill as a wake up call means my body has launched into furious action. Tea can’t cope with such things. My heart thumps whenever I hear something other...