I’d never tell you this, but Sometimes, I search for your eyes from across the room; I’m sorry. I just want to reassure myself that they’re still open. Sometimes, I find myself counting your respiratory rate Finding your...
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Our first sunset in Malawi was magnificent. If you’ve never seen the sun fall behind the legendary “Mountains Beyond Mountains” that inspired Paul Farmer, I implore you to use your imagination and I regret to inform you that...
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The angels were nowhere to be found that evening—abandoning their posts in the forests and galaxies, trusting the stars to stay in place for a singular night of celebration. If you looked up and scanned the skies in...
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“Excuse me, sir! You cannot just walk out in the middle of your appointment with the medical student!” Our clinic superhero and patient care coordinator, Parisa, hurries after one of our older patients, hands thrown to the sky...
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Depending on the location and the weather, Street Medicine can be practiced with numb and frigid hands, sweat dripping down our backs, or heavy eyelids as we hover over our patients, blocking them from the wind or sun....
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