{"id":445,"date":"2013-01-01T22:43:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T22:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2012\/11\/27\/a-call-to-die\/"},"modified":"2016-01-03T21:41:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T21:41:44","slug":"a-call-to-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2013\/01\/01\/a-call-to-die\/","title":{"rendered":"A Call To Die"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"A Call To Die Banner\" href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/530a_call_to_die_banner1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/11\/530a_call_to_die_banner1.jpg\" alt=\"A Call To Die Banner\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Born with his intestines lying outside his abdomen, death was imminent for a baby in West Africa. His grandmother gathered up the newborn, scrambling with hope that someone could save her grandson. Lisa Mohrman, surgeon on watch at Ghana\u2019s Baptist Medical Center, received the baby and in the operating room repaired his abdominal deformity. \u201cA month later,\u201d recounts Lisa, \u201chis abdomen has healed, he\u2019s gaining weight, and seems to be developing normally. I am glad that I was the one to touch this baby\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lisa responded to a call, a call to die to herself \u2013 to her comforts, her entertainment, her material prosperity. She chooses to live simply, so that others may simply live. Coming to embody this virtue was a process for Lisa. \u201cI was first inspired by the service of Dr. Tom Dooley to the underprivileged of Laos. INMED gave me the opportunity to explore this desire as a medical student through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmed.us\/service-learning\/diplomas\/international-medicine-public-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Medicine &amp; Public Health Diploma<\/a> program at Banso Baptist Hospital in Cameroon. I spent the next 5 years of my surgical residency yearning to return to Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I am serving in Ghana as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmed.us\/service-learning\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\">INMED International Medicine Fellow<\/a>.\u00a0 Over the past months working at the hospital I have gained a new understanding of dying to myself. Working here can be overwhelming, with so many patients in need and so many that I cannot possibly help, no matter how great my desire is to make them well. But then I remember that I touched at least one little baby, a baby who is alive today in part because I am here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dying to self. Living simply so that others may simply live. INMED is committed to enabling healthcare students and professionals to do just this.\u00a0 Are you looking for inspiration or simply need to take the next step towards your calling? Join us at the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmed.us\/events\/exploring-medical-missions-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\">Exploring Medical Missions Conference<\/a> and be among those who discover that a call to die can actually mean living in the fullest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Born with his intestines lying outside his abdomen, death was imminent for a baby in West Africa. His grandmother gathered up the newborn, scrambling with hope that someone could save her grandson. Lisa Mohrman, surgeon on watch at Ghana\u2019s Baptist Medical Center, received the baby and in the operating room repaired his abdominal deformity. 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