I can do it without a thought, now. For 27 years it's been a part of my twice daily routine. The click of the plastic as I flick off the lid. Tearing the foil seal. Slight resistance as I twist the plastic needle through the rubber end of the vial. Click off the units of insulin. Punch straight through the wall of my skin, usually the leg but sometimes the stomach. Slow clicks as I clench through the pain and the liquid eases below my skin. Count to ten. Withdraw the needle steadily, so as not to cause a bruise. Shake off any excess droplets. Recap the offending prick and drop it into the plastic sharps bucket. All in a matter of thirty seconds or less. If I only had thirty seconds left to live, I would choose never to do this ever again.
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WRITING EXERCISE: Describe and evoke an every day action eg. tying a shoe lace.

[ May 29, 2003, 09:47 AM: Message edited by: Argeaux ]

Wow! I could hear it and feel it. Perfectly descriptive. I could even see the skin pushed and then giving to the needle. Nice!

Thanks, mate.