{"id":479,"date":"2013-07-25T04:24:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2013\/07\/25\/imagine-a-37-year-commitment-angola-day-9\/"},"modified":"2016-01-03T22:09:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T22:09:49","slug":"imagine-a-37-year-commitment-angola-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2013\/07\/25\/imagine-a-37-year-commitment-angola-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine A 37 Year Commitment &#8211; Angola Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/07\/foster-child.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/07\/foster-child.jpg\" alt=\"foster-child\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/07\/foster-child.jpg 530w, https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/07\/foster-child-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My colleague, Steve Foster, is a renowned Canadian surgeon. In 1975, he and his classy wife Peggy arrived in Angola in one of the bloodier phases of this nation&#8217;s civil war. As a young physician right out of tropical medicine school I enjoyed a six-month residency on site at Kalukembe Hospital under Dr. Foster&#8217;s tutelage. He&#8217;s the man whom I most credit for translating my book knowledge into experience-tested skills. But unlike me, who left Angola after only two years, the Fosters have endured for thirty-seven through unimaginable difficulties: severe illness, emotional isolation, financial stress, child-rearing challenges, parent-providing difficulties, and the constant pressure to give medical care in a setting where access to no doctor is the norm. And the earthly reward? Deep respect and admiration throughout the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; My colleague, Steve Foster, is a renowned Canadian surgeon. 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