 scenario, I was stunned. And blessed. Back on the ventilator he went, and day after day we continued to struggle for him.
Let me explain. Tenwek Hospital is a teaching facility. Currently, we have at least 25 Kenyan docs (or P.A. equivalents) that are here to be trained for anywhere from one to five years. And we the McCropders didn't fully realize this when we decided to come to Tenwek, but it's been a happy "coincidence", since we have since decided that medical education is where we want to invest ourselves, and here we get a chance to learn how to be educators.
So, this was not just an amazing victory for Ernest, but it represents our trainees' ability and accomplishments for a whole future career of patients they will care for. It shows timely response and heroic effort, and it gives me great hope.
"Ernest" battled in the ICU for several more days. He finally started to improve, and I took this picture of him and his mom, on the day of his discharge, with the two heroes in training who saved his life. He went home, as far as I can tell, as healthy as any other little 8-month old boy.
We've spent many blogs elaborating on the practice of medicine in Kenya, quite different than our US training. However, I would venture to speak for all four doctors to say that we are very grateful for our US education none the less. Perhaps we never learned how to manage malaria and typhoid, pull worms out of bowel, or laser parasites growing on the retina, but we learned a lot about critical thinking, surgical skills, etc. And a US medical license will open many doors for us in the future, as it is recognized in almost all countries (not true for the reverse--Kenyan doctors, for example, need to take 3 expensive and difficult tests, then redo an entire residency before practicing in the US). So. Now the issue is...getting or maintaining that US medical license. Harder than it sounds for four doctors living in Kenya.
I could go on, but basically what this means is that my stuff is weird, rare, and there's a lot more of it than an average OB in her first or second year of practice. I'm a little wary of this oral exam.
So once we're all board certified and such, then we need to be RE-certified. This means that every few years we need to prove to our respective boards that we are not just a bunch of hacks, and we've maintained all our medical knowledge, and we are safe to take care of patients. Alright, admittedly, this is not a bad idea. But for Jason, for example, he needs to log on the internet all the surgical cases he's doing. Because he's in a supervisory role, he does probably in excess of 5 cases per day, far more than the average general surgeon in the US. And because the cases are all weird (removing sacrococcygeal teratomas from babies and ex laps for bowel obstructions due to worms and the like) and our internet is slow, it takes about 20 min per case to log these procedures. Sigh.
All this to just give a glimpse into the other side of medicine, just in case you were curious.
As it starts to sink in that my children will probably spend the majority of their childhood in a country other than America, it has become more important to me to make a big deal out of American holidays and family traditions. I’m grateful for the many unique experiences that my children will have overseas, but I also want them to love their native country and American heritage.
We had a great 4th of July celebration at Tenwek! The festivities began with some games for the kids -- water balloon toss, watermelon-eating contest, 3-leg race, wheelbarrow race, and the electric trash can game.
The kids also enjoyed face tattoos and popsicles. There were approximately 75 Americans at Tenwek that day, about half of those being visitors! We began our meal with “The Star-Spangled Banner” and then chowed down on grilled hamburgers & hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, and other goodies.
Just after dark, we were treated to some fireworks. (Anna seemed a little concerned about those.) We ended the day with s’mores, courtesy of my Aunt Tonya. It took some doing to get the fire going with our damp wood, but John was successful in the end.Video games that have you play as a werewolf are surprising slim. The last significant time I remember playing as one of these beasts was in Skyrim. Which was a blast. Development team Cyanide is looking to change that. Werewolf: Apocalypse – Earthblood is based off the pen and paper role playing game of the same name. The trailer shows a werewolf named Cahal that can take on several different forms in order to save the earth. In fact, you’ll be in the age old battle, fighting against vampires who are quickly destroying the world.
The trailer doesn’t give us much to go on but we know that you can play as at least three forms: human, wolf, and werwolf. Each come with their own distinct gameplay style. Other than that we can only deduce what the game may be like by looking at the rpg its based off of. The trailer is just a cinematic trailer and doesn’t give us any gameplay but it still looks promising. Cyanide’s most recent game was Call of Cthulu and that did fairly well so this should be good. Release is set for 2020 and hopefully we’ll get some more info between now and then. Stay tuned.Richard Dreyfuss and Colm Feore will topline Astronaut, an indie drama, written and directed by Shelagh McLeod. It follows Angus, a lonely widower whose long-extinguished dream is ignited when a nationwide competition is announced with the prize being a trip to space Angus’ chances are slim, but with help coming from his dysfunctional family, he battles against prejudice, ill health and time to achieve his dream of being an astronaut.
Lyriq Bent (She’s Gotta Have It), Krista Bridges (19-2), young actor Richie Lawrence (Heroes Reborn) and Graham Greene (Wind River) co-star in the film, with a cameo from Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?).
Sean Buckley of Buck Productions is producing the pic with Jessica Adams (The Space Between), while Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman of Aqute Media serve as exec producers with the company also handling film distribution sales. Telefilm Canada is fully financing the project.
Dreyfuss up next has Netflix comedy The Last Laugh as well as Bill Holderman’s film Book Club, with Diane Keaton and Jane Fonda. Feore’s upcoming projects include Neil Jordan-directed drama The Widow and Netflix’s sci-fi thriller Anon.
Dreyfuss is repped by APA and Feore by Gersh.
Pilgrimage and outdoor guided activities as a tool for personal development, learning and transformation.
We invite you to join the 4th edition of WANDERFUL! pilgrimage / course on the Maria Stock Pilgrim Trail in West Bohemia, Czechia. Wanderful! is an experiential training course and a journey through our inner and outer landscapes.
In 2015 we were exploring traditional stages of a pilgrimage.
In 2016 Solstice and Saint John’s rituals were our red thread.
In 2017 we walked with cycles, directions and our life compass.
In 2018 our topic will be time.
are able to speak English.
The main aim of this event is to experience pilgrimage and explore its potential for personal development and learning in modern context. We will experience the process of a pilgrim who leaves all certainties behind and starts a journey towards new unknown landscapes and unusual situations. We will learn from these moments and reflect upon this process. We will also explore the place of pilgrimage in modern world and look for ways of using pilgrimage and walks in participants’ daily realities.
collecting outcomes of the week, integrating the experience.
Group of 20 pilgrims from different countries and cultures will walk together 80 km through Czech landscape and learn on the way.
We will be sleeping outside, cooking on fire, sharing different approaches and tools connected with community and nature based education. In the beginning there will be more of personal experience and individual reflection. Towards the end the focus will be more on how to use this experience back home in favour of our communities and ourselves.
Your bonus contribution to the guides: you choose according to your satisfaction.
PHOTOS FROM WANDERFUL!
If you find this offer later, you can still apply. We will inform you about the current situation.
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I have found this solution for switching between Excel and Word, but I have no idea how to tell Word to "put it into this box and make the next one".
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In adding transfer Justin Shorter, Florida is betting on more than just the former Penn State receiver’s five-star potential. Talent is only part of the equation