The head of the firm where I was a trainee family doctor was a lovable eccentric and mettlesome lay preacher invariably clad in a black jacket and striped trousers bequeathed to him by a grateful... Read More
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Acrylic paint on canvas. This painting was inspired by my first delivery as a medical student. The little being finally emerged, covered with blood and goo. Then he cried—at first crackling,... Read More
Almost 60 years ago when I started a rural practice in Williams Lake, British Columbia, I found some of my patients were using Hoffman’s drops, consisting of one part ether to three parts alcohol,... Read More
I look up from the old park bench on the first day of spring They flock in perfect formation white feathered bullets like silent shadows across the calm... Read More
Dr Nagji (in white MSF T-shirt) with nurse Joash (in green), the mamas of the maternity department, and some female inpatients outside of the IPD. Photo by Margie... Read More