Home now
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I have been to the grocery store 3 times since I got back to Kansas City. As I was doing my shopping, I remembered when Julie and I were staring at the Oscar Meyer ad in the Better Homes & Gardens magazine in ...
Final post from Nalerigu
Saturday, August 9th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »There were over 60 babies on the pediatric ward Thursday night. The floor was covered with mothers and babies trying to get some sleep when I came through at 10:30. Instead of having a bed number, the charts said "floor" at the ...
Market day, Friday clinic, & the Chief’s palace
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The week started by saying goodbye to Heather and Kate. I was moving in to Kate and Julie's room in House 6 as Kate was packing up to leave. It was sad to see Isaaku drive them away in the ...
The past week
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Today is a call day for me. My afternoon rounds were interrupted by a nurse telling me to go to the procedure room. A young lady had a "moto" accident, wrecking her motorcycle. I haven't been very fond of motos ...
Nakpanduri, Sunday night call
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I have been starting every morning at 7:30 in the pediatrics ward. First I see babies who have IVs with a nurse at my side to translate and take orders back to the desk. The ward is a very large ...
Cape Coast, Kakum, and my 1st Days in Nalerigu
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »On Tuesday morning our driver picked us up from the guest house in Accra and drove us the 2.5 hours up the coastline to the city of Cape Coast and the castle where the British headquarters of ...
1st Day in Accra
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Besides sitting on the runway for 2 hours before takeoff at JFK, the travel was smooth and uneventful. I landed in Accra at 9am, and after making it through immigration, baggage claim, and customs, I saw Fusheni holding a ...