Blogs & Stories
Feb 14, 2006
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Hi! Happy Valentine's Day! It's 2:15am. You can't imagine how efficient we were. I was called back to the hospital at 11:30pm to see a child admitted to the ER with acute appendicitis. Then I saw another young man with incarcerated inguinal hernia...
Feb 13, 2006
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Dear friends in Hong Kong, © Ben NG I am doing fine in Cherrati in the Somalia area of Ethiopia. I have been here for almost two weeks and I think I have got used to the life here and everything is on track. Although I am responsible for the...
Feb 12, 2006
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I woke up early again at 00:30. I was kept awake because of so many stimulating thoughts. I have lost only two patients in three days of working here. The first one was a 29 year old young man with a seven-day history of ruptured appendicitis and...
Feb 10, 2006
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I have to wake up early so that I can use the computer since the power supply is cut off at six. I worked hard yesterday and returned late, nearly at midnight. I had the first visit to the Mamba Point Hospital yesterday. We did ward rounds with the...
Feb 09, 2006
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I woke early again at 1:30am and could not fall asleep any more. I don't know whether it's because of the hot temperature, the excitement or the effect of the anti-malarial, Lariam. I haven't slept well for two nights. Finally, I managed to sleep...