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After a long silence. by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I am here. Tired but good. I'm in Texas and my sweet Clement is in Ghana. I have been here five months. I have two more months before returning to Clement and the Ghanaian hea ... Read on »

Check this Out! by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility This is the blog of my dear friend Stabliy Msiska. She is the charge nurse in the labor ward at Bottom hospital. A dear friend who is an obstetrician living in Norway set up ... Read on »

Yearning for Change by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I finished my rotation, at last at Konfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. My Obstretrics and Gyenecology rotation was the final component. I had been looking forward to again being ... Read on »

African Mothers Health Initiative by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Our work is going on and we are trying to apply for grants but in the meantime we are surviving hand-to-mouth. If you would like to find out about what we are doing or donate ... Read on »

Nursing Rotations in Kumasi by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I am now coming to the end of my general nursing rotation at KATH. Monday I will start Obstetrics and Gynecology and then I will be through. Everyday has brought its own sto ... Read on »

A Happy Note by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I realize that the last two entries have been less than cheery so I think I need to fill you in on some parts of life outside Bottom. Life is good. I feel very content here. ... Read on »

The Graveyard Is Too Small by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I participated in a training last week entitled Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) along with the new midwifery faculty at the College and this was the name of the course organizer. H ... Read on »

Mr Billy, Janet, Maggie, and me by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Mr Billy, Janet, Maggie, and me Read on »

1st day as a Malawian Midwife by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility It's official I'm now a Malawian midwife. I successfully jumped through all the necessary hoops and now I have my badge, which I proudly wore to L&D yesterday. Yesterday w ... Read on »

Ernest by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility “To live in Africa, you must know what it is to die in Africa” I read this quote from Hemmingway yesterday and although I’m not sure of the original context, ... Read on »

Today's Answer by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility The times that I think, "What am I doing and how did I get here?" are not infrequent. Usually these out-of-body moments make me smile. And, the answer I give myself ... Read on »

Hunger by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last Wednesday I helped one of the clinical officer students conduct a delivery. It went smoothly, the little girl emerged screaming as the walls of the only world she knew pu ... Read on »

Desperation by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility About a kilometer from the house is a small business area consisting of a Mobile station, a grocery, a small line of market stands, and a handful of bars. If you drive past th ... Read on »

A Few Forgettable Details by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Just above the sink at the nurses’ station there is an old two-way radio that once was used to communicate with healthy centers. When it was functioning, the arrival of ... Read on »

Resolutions by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Here we are in 2006. I’m feeling a bit somber; all too serious for my liking and for the season. I’m living, breathing, smiling, eating, sleeping, laughing, lovi ... Read on »

Heartbreak by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Saturday was overwhelming. I started the day working a half shift at Bottom. The nurses are even more understaffed than usual because half of them are out on a two-week traini ... Read on »

Gabriel by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Gabriel. I don't think I mentioned that his name was Gabriel. The second time I went to the village to collect him along with grandma, Anije (who actually turned out to be his ... Read on »

Ennui by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility This life made up of countless ordinary moments; they just walk by one by one without adventure or tragedy or heroism. Life is the space before and after memories. Life is w ... Read on »

Cromwell by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility For those of you who have read my earlier posts you remember Cromwell my Malawian running buddy who had a stroke at the age of 29 (see post May 30, 2005). A few months ago he ... Read on »

Saving Lives by Joanne J. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Last Tuesday my big dream for the Embassy came true . . . we had our first blood drive in benefit of the local hospitals and clinics. It was fabulous. I was hoping for about ... Read on »

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