kwankewDec 27, 20212021 in Review, COVID Pandemic ContinuesThe COVID Pandemic continues to rule. Omicron dethrones delta and is now the reigning monarch. While our country continues to grapple...
kwankewMar 5, 2021Shiprock: A Beacon of Hope for the Navajo Nation during the COVID Pandemic“How’re you doing, Mrs. Begay?” While volunteering during the second wave of the COVID pandemic at the Navajo Nation, I made my first...
kwankewDec 27, 20202020 in Review, the year of the COVID Pandemic2020, what I did during the year of the pandemic.
kwankewDec 21, 2020The Winter Solstice and The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and SaturnToday we celebrate the Winter Solstice and the rare great conjunction of the two largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn of the solar system;...
kwankewDec 14, 2020My Brother Wee: Living a life for OthersToday we mourn the passing of our brother Wee and celebrate a life well-lived. Shortly after mid-night last night, I went to Rock Meadow...
kwankewSep 28, 2018Lest We Forget: A Doctor's Experience with Life and Death During the Ebola OutbreakTwo years ago I posted in my blog this question: Should you still care about Ebola now that the outbreak is over? I received the author...
kwankewAug 15, 2018Hunger and ChildrenAn unexpected day-off. I would rather run a clinic for Rohingya but it was not to be. Had I known that we had no clinic far ahead of...
kwankewAug 14, 2018Last DayThe tides were low this morning, the ocean seemed a long way away. Many men and women were crouching over buckets of ocean water to dish...
kwankewAug 13, 2018Mature Beyond Her AgeI abandoned my run this morning because of a planned early start to the clinic but it turned out not to be. It has been difficult to have...
kwankewAug 12, 2018Life's Simple PleasuresIt rained last night and dawn brought in another bright and sunny day. There were white puffy clouds over the ocean but no signs of dark...
kwankewAug 11, 2018The ChildrenThis morning we drove through the Kutupalong Camp so the new volunteers could have a look at the camp to see where the refugees are...
kwankewAug 9, 2018Winding Through the campsAnother bright and sunny day and it was actually starting to be a scorcher. Patches of blue sky certainly were not harbinger of rain. So...
kwankewAug 8, 2018Visiting Jamtoli CampDawn brought in a bright and sunny day but where I stayed, sunlight could not penetrate. The walls of the buildings were within a foot of...
kwankewAug 7, 2018KalabanoAnother bright and sunny day. This morning I looked for the homeless children but they had already moved on. A woman was sweeping the...
kwankewAug 6, 2018SurvivalThere was no rain today. The sun shone brightly this morning and it had risen by the time I ran to the beach. Choosing a secluded spot, I...
kwankewAug 5, 2018Settling InIt rained during the night and the dirt roads to the main tarmac road turned into mud puddles. Rain clouds gathered ominously in the...
kwankewAug 4, 2018Back to Cox’s BazarThis morning I rose early to run on the beach. There were people playing soccer, a few runners and many walkers but the hazy sky hid the...
kwankewJan 18, 2018PTSD and Fate Hanging in the BalanceThis was my last day at the camp! It was clearer this morning. In the corridor of the store-front leading to the beach in my run this...
kwankewJan 17, 2018Sun Set over the Kutupalong CampI thought yesterday was my last time to the Obat clinic at Kutupalong Camp but at the last minute it seemed the three UK doctors decided...
kwankewJan 16, 2018Woman Headed HouseholdsIt took us an hour and a half to get to Obat, riding in a van (an improvement over the bouncing Tom Tom) and walking through the...