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All Hallows Eve: The Crow on the Roof and the Dancing Boys
Abraham, the man we helped into the Suspected Ward yesterday died last night. He did not get a blood sample drawn to test for Ebola as...
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- Oct 30, 2014
Confusion Reigned in the ETU
Early this morning Alfred, who is the sickest kid in the ward, managed to wander into the low-risk zone where we normally congregate,...
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kwankew
- Oct 29, 2014
Lives Touched by Ebola
It seems almost everyone here is affected by Ebola and has lost someone in the family. In a small village of 68 inhabitants, a quarter of...
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kwankew
- Oct 28, 2014
The Burial
Patience who was confused yesterday and had one of the highest Ebola titers, died overnight. In the morning I raised the blanket that...
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kwankew
- Oct 27, 2014
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
One could almost predict which patients will not be doing well. The ones with bleeding almost always fail to triumph over the infection....
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kwankew
- Oct 25, 2014
Children in the ETU and Quarantine News from Home
I knew right from the start of my clinical years in medical school that I did not wish to be a pediatrician. I cannot bear to see them...
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kwankew
- Oct 24, 2014
The Grim Routine
Two more patients died overnight. Annie, 52, roomed with her 22 year-old daughter passed away. She only manifested weakness besides...
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kwankew
- Oct 23, 2014
“These are Hard Times”
Last night DEATH claimed two more lives; 5-year-old Beyan cared for lovingly by his Papa for days on end but finally lost his battle...
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kwankew
- Oct 22, 2014
Death as a Fallen Autumn Leaf
The Bong ETU is also a training ground for many healthcare workers from different NGOs who come for a few days for hands-on experience so...
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kwankew
- Oct 21, 2014
Shattered Lives in the Battleground of Ebola
The only remaining patient in the Suspected Ward moved into the Confirmed Ward after her Ebola test came back positive. She was the...
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kwankew
- Oct 20, 2014
Night Shift
Walking into the first room of the Confirmed Ward for the first time two days ago, we found eight-year-old Ryan lying on his side, neck...
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kwankew
- Oct 18, 2014
A Lonely Death in the ETU
This morning there were 26 patients, 15 in the Confirmed Ward and 11 in the Suspected Ward; many in the suspected ward would be...
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kwankew
- Oct 17, 2014
ETU in Suakoko, Bong
We began at 6:45 am when the sky brightened very quickly. Morning hand-over given by the night shift of one death. There were 33...
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kwankew
- Oct 16, 2014
Monrovia to Bong
I left for Liberia on Royal Air Maroc. It seems that Brussels Airline and Royal Air Maroc are the only two airlines that are still...
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kwankew
- Oct 13, 2014
The Dire Ebola Outbreak and its Mire Field of Medical Volunteering
Tomorrow I head to Liberia to volunteer with International Medical Corps (IMC) in their fight against the Ebola virus right at the heel...
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kwankew
- Aug 10, 2014
Endless Summer and the Deadly Ebola Virus
Welfleet, Cape Cod is our summer refuge for at least two weeks of the year. The tradition started when my first child was born. Last...
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kwankew
- Jun 11, 2014
Wellesley College Reunion
The sun shone brightly on our reunion weekend at Wellesley College welcoming returning alumnae from the 5th to the 75th reunion years. ...
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kwankew
- Apr 15, 2014
The One-Year Anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings
Leading up to this one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings, there was numerous continuous coverage on the news, reminisces...
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kwankew
- Mar 17, 2014
The 100th Anniversary of the College Hall Fire, Wellesley
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Great Fire that burned down the College Hall of Wellesley College which took four years to build...
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kwankew
- Mar 2, 2014
My Wounded Knee
I came home over two weeks ago. It had been snowing. At some point when I was in Sarawak, out of the blue I felt very travel weary and...
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