Period Pains in the Garden of Eden
This following week would provide a much appreciated break from the madness of overnight clinics. We were staying locally, hitting three communities within thirty minutes of our base. This was…
Money Worries
The adrenaline based hangover lasted about a day, and by the time Friday morning came around I felt 95% of the way back to normal. I took the boat into…
The Little Green Men at the Controls
Some version of me that felt slightly foreign got out of bed that Thursday morning. My phone slept in, still sleeping in rice from the night before. The death of…
Ensenada Part V
I didn’t have much time to dwell on the journey. I got out of the boat, found the other Doctor Nicole, and quickly presented her case. She told me right…
Ensenada Part IV
Back in the rancho, a shell of a student doctor saw the remaining patients. I was distracted, stressed, and all things in between; it was not my finest work. My…
Ensenada Part III
The next morning we rose groggily and got ourselves in working order. Rain was coming down now in high volumes, and low cloud coverage coloured everything of cloth with a…
Ensenada Part II
One of the things I was beginning to notice on our deployments was how dire the situation had become for all things prenatal in these communities. It was thought that…
Ensenada Part I
For anybody who has tried to reach me on whatsapp this week, I am sorry for not responding. I also apologize to those of you who enjoy photos; you will…
Dr Bozo Treats Arthritis and Gets it Wrong
The second day of deployment was going to be an improvised affair. Jack had agreed to check in the wifi rock near the school periodically with our driver to determine…