"I recall one patient who was at that point no more than a skeleton encased in shrinking skin, unable to speak, his mouth crusted with candida that was resistant to the usual medications.
"Lembro-me de um doente "que, naquela altura, "não era mais do que um esqueleto "enclausurado numa pele a encolher, "incapaz de falar, "boca encrostada com candida "que era resistente aos medicamentos habituais.