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When John Davey became a quadruple amputee, he spent eight months lying in a hospital bed before a chance meeting in rehab showed him the true meaning of companionship.
Social connection can be a crucial part of a medical recovery, but often it's the one thing that hospitals can't provide.
Could a willing listener, someone to process your thoughts about what's happening to your body, be the key to recovery?
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