That conversation also helped me understand that the gulf between the two realities was so wide, the people on each side such strangers to each other and the solutions so varied that rational conversation seemed impossible.
The workshops identified a large number of problems and potential solutions, many of which were raised repeatedly, though the immediate topic of conversation varied.
What counts as being tired can also vary across conversations.
Because their story is not mine to tell, know that details vary and conversations happen in different ways between our two families, but because our story is intertwined, some of theirs will be told here too.
GPs varied in the conversations they had with men specifically about overdiagnosis.
They reported that they had engaged in some level of conversation with both family carers and/or HCPs about EOLC, although the depth, process and areas reported to have been addressed in these conversations varied.
The conversation was varied and jovial, but weighted with the dread that Zimbabwe's ruined economy and bloodsoaked politics might be a glimpse of South Africa's own future.
Given the semi-structured format of the conversations, discussions varied based on the informant or focus group, with probing of individuals' responses to elicit rich qualitative data.
The conversation varies in tone and quality: people reading the article and rolling with it, some respectfully disagreeing, a few drafting dissertations on the subject, and then, of course, some of that reliable knee-jerk Potter defensiveness that gets a little nasty.
Passenger reaction then varied -- laughter, smiles, giggles, conversation.
