X-Ray Girl

What am I letting myself in for? Last time I signed up for a reality TV show, I got snakes under my bed, larvae on my plate and Christine Hamilton in my earhole.

Already patients are queueing to consult ‘Dr’ Natasha. Natasha charges nothing for her diagnosis, and turns no one away. At nightfall the queues disperse. As the daylight fades, so do Natasha’s medical powers. She becomes an ordinary girl again, until the sunrise restores her miraculous gift – the power to see through flesh. The remarkable tale of Natasha’s X-ray vision was soberly reported in Pravda, the Moscow newspaper, last week. Natasha
says: “It’s like double vision. I can switch from one to the other in no time. I see an entire human organism. There are certain impulses I feel from damaged organs.” Unlike other psychic healers, Natasha can pinpoint illness but can’t help with the cure. Now she wants to study for medical qualifications so she can work in mainstream hospitals. It costs about £1,350 a year to train as a doctor in Russia – far more than Natasha’s family could dream of. I hope one of the West’s stupendously rich drug companies will spot Natasha’s potential and sponsor her education. For a tiny investment, medicine could gain a vast talent.