Dr Benson was so nice that Venus could not find one fault to complain about – and she tried. She tried very hard. She had a healthy aversion to doctors and hospitals. She literally needed to be bleeding and on death’s bed before she’d willingly agree to visit a hospital. During her marriage to Walter, it was easy to keep the physical abuse a secret because she never sought medical attention. In a twisted way, she had been relieved when Walter showed little to no empathy towards her battered and bruised body at his hands. It meant she wasn’t forced to concoct some lame excuse for her injuries and subject herself to the torture of visiting a hospital. While general health care is provided by the government at no cost to the public, it leaves a lot to be desired. The public hospitals were woe
