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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The Doctor to be joining us, like many of the volunteers and lead medics that came to Floating Doctors, was Dutch. This was a result of a travel show, one…

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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…

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Sexually educating a group of horny teenagers went as well as I could have hoped. Having never led a sexual education class, nor feeling qualified in any manner to do…

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Trying to ask him about the paper was arduous enough, between his constant deviation and fragmented conversation. Somehow after a fair back and forth he tells me something resembling getting…

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Tuesday morning rolled around just as expected, and also as expected I was well enough to motor but not yet fully me. Despite my lingering illness and the soul-crushing disappointment…

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The sharp whistle of wind through trees woke me up in the dark, it was pouring outside. There was a lacrosse ball in my throat eagerly trying to escape by…

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