RecoveryWhen it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our livesuntil we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores howand whywe get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it. Characterised by Francis's beautiful prose