India 2018 – Surgery for Two-Year-Old Kunal
Rinky cradles her son, his head against her chest. Two-year-old Kunal is about to undergo surgery for a right inguinal hernia, as part of the first morning of work here
India 2018 – Preparing for a Big Day
Sunday is set-up day at the Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital in Bhopal. Surgical nurses unload supplies and arrange instruments. Surgeons screen patients. Behind a white curtain in a crowded waiting
India 2018 – A Passion for People
I’m not a health-care professional, but my wife is a nurse practitioner. Because of that, I’ve learned a few things about medical folks. Number one: When you go to dinner
Philippines 2017 – Changes
I am currently somewhere over Canada on the transcontinental flight home with my feet curled underneath me cramped in a small Economy seat in row 36. Fighting back the sleep
Philippines 2017 – Gifts
Gifts, gifts, gifts: today was a day of great appreciation – from us to the local people and from them to us. We went to a kindergarten and met many
Philippines 2017 – Reflections
I sit here at the end of the day: exhausted. Exhausted not in the way that you want to tear out your hair with frustration, but in the way that you
Philippines 2017 – Rainy Day
We awoke to a slight rain in the morning. Little did we know, we would be hurtling through the city in a torrential downpour riding in a public ambulance later
Philippines 2017 – So It Begins
Today was a day of many different events even though we all started the day the same: a flag-raising ceremony with lots of singing. For the rest of the day,