Attack of the Gastrointestinal Tracts
Rising from my hammock on Thursday morning, I slowly oriented myself to thel world around me in my usual delayed fashion. Looking at my watch, I noticed it was just…
My Journey Through the World of Humanitarian Medicine
Rising from my hammock on Thursday morning, I slowly oriented myself to thel world around me in my usual delayed fashion. Looking at my watch, I noticed it was just…
Unfortunately for everyone, it rained torrentially through the night. With the rain came a sweeping wind that tickled the tush in all our hammocks, and in the morning you could…
Multi-day clinics had changed a little since I was last here. When I first came around, we were really just trying to re-assemble bits and pieces over time as more…
Our third day clinic brought us to the community of Cerro Brujo. At the stroke of sunrise, sleepy bodies mobilised. A hard clang of the kitchen bell signaled breakfast, and…
Valle Escondido holds a special place in the Floating Doctors repertoire. By virtue of its proximity, we can easily pack up and transport there in a matter of minutes. Additionally,…
The morning of our first day clinic started out fairly similar to how I remember, just with more people. Breakfast was followed by packing, and with many hands making light…
Location: El Dorado Airport, Bogotá Hot diggity dang we’re here. I’m doing it. I’m going back like I always knew I would. It was inescapable. I knew fairly early on…
And so came to an end my Panamanian escapade. For those of you that are still here, still reading, I thank you endlessly. Your support for me during the last…
My heart dropped into my stomach. Oh my God, I thought to myself. I immediately typed an answer back to expect a call from me in ten minutes, while I…
Thursday morning I got out of bed at five AM and made myself a cup of tea. It was still pitch black, but I had to try and convince myself…