貓護士其中一個「病人」住在半山區麥當奴道山頂䌫車軌旁,經過一年多的手術後已接近康復,這天要去幫它量度長度來更換新管子,在維多利亞城中工作的日子我會選擇跑步前往。適逢這一周天氣都很明媢,不單天天天晴,濕度亦低得很,十分舒服。在晨光中從薄扶林沿山路上山頂,然後坐繿車往病人家。路上碰上漂亮溫柔的小獅子。我的病人很高,護士醫師們在它身體內搭了臨時長梯方便開手術時用,這天我要扒到十米高的屋頂去,竟然花了三趟才敢去到最頂。但最終總算取得所要數字。
晚上跟白爪魚吃魚魚,點了很多很多,燒三文魚頭、牛舌、池魚刺身、三文魚刺身、油甘魚蒽吞拿魚海膽飯以外還點了海膽、雞翼、波菜....聽說是破紀錄的,但每次都說破紀錄... 很久沒有笑得如此多了。我已經想再去どらや :P"..meaning that I have not been well, and have been in bed for almost three days with fever and nervousness, now and then accompanied by headache and toothache. (...) Mauve has again been to see me, and once more we agreed to keep up courage through all. But I am so angry with myself now because I cannot do what I should like to do, and at such a moment one feels as if one were lying bound hand and foot a the bottom of a deep, dark well, utterly helpless. Now I have recovered enough so that I got up again last night and rummaged around, straightening things."
Letter from Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh The Hague, 26 January 1882
貓護士系列:我習慣稱我的病人為「小小建築物」但其實他們都比我老,貓護士專責為他們量高測重,寫報告作手術用,例如開刀拿出瓦片木檁,把仍可使用的內臓浸入保護藥物,及人工移殖新器官等。手術後他們又能活多幾十歲了。