Hello, welcome back to H2 with me, Denise Billen-Mejia, talking health and hypnosis.

There's a letter on somebody's kitchen counter right now reminding them they're due for a checkup.

It's been there for a fortnight, and they mean to ring tomorrow when things are calmer maybe.

And tomorrow's not calmer, and the letter moves to the pile by the fruit bowl where it quietly ages.

Six months, a year, sometimes as much as more than a decade.

This month, the appointments we put off, the dentist, the blood test, the scan, and the operation we've been meaning to schedule.