Author name: barrybacon

I’m sitting in the quiet living room of a patient whose home we are visiting. The wall ahead of me […]

Today is my last full day at the hospital, and I am giving a second training on “Helping Babies Breathe,”

Mosquitos, Crochet, and the Cost of Free Medical Care Amanda has declared war on mosquitos in the housing dedicated to

It was a slow day, frustratingly so. People who weren’t really sick but worried about being sick took much of

“You Should Talk to Marijn About It” We flew back in the rain, wet, tired, excited to get back to

We’re up and ready to go by 6:15 a.m. The team travels silently to the airport where we wait for

“These patients can exsanguinate,” explained Dr. Annaliese. “That’s why I’ve followed this technique of ripping everything out quickly and getting

“I Have a Problem Patient” Today has been a full day of making rounds, changing dressings, performing operations. We begin

“She has a pneumothorax” I held the xray up to the light emitting from the ceiling and shifted it back

The Long Road to Lubango “The flight has been cancelled,” the airline employee reported as Tim, Janet and I stepped