November 2011
10 posts
True patriot love
Back in Canada for a couple of days at this point and upon reflection of our time in the UK, Sarah and I both regretted not doing our graduate work there. The sights are wonderful and one cannot help but be caught up in the history that permeates everything. It’s an incredible contrast considering that most Canadian institutions are less than 200 years old.
After leaving Beccles, we headed...
a rather pleasant day
This is our second day in England, staying with my aunt Serena at her marvellous home in Beccles, the quaintest town I’ve ever seen. Yesterday we arrived at Heathrow early in the morning, bought a winter jacket for Casey, and drove back to Beccles. Casey offered to make spaghetti with minced beef. The three of us ate dinner with wine and when we were finished, we headed off to a local pub...
Later days, Uganda
There’ll be a lengthier wrap-up later on but in less than 24 hours, we’ll be on our way to the UK!
Oh. The bus ride from Gulu was quite sad. :(
Hypothetically speaking...
You live in northern Uganda. You may have HIV or you suspect that you have it. You will more than likely make your way to TASO Gulu for Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT), the Community Drug Dispersal Point (CDDP) to refill your anti-retrovirals, attending group counselling, receiving medical or psychosocial support and receiving some of the best overall HIV/AIDS care in all of east Africa.
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impromptu cycling
Casey and I have run out of internet on our dongle, so I apologize for the lack of posts recently. Today is our last day at TASO, and I can honestly say that I am incredibly sad to leave. It has been an amazing, eye opening experience that I will carry with me my whole life. I came here looking for a research idea, but I am leaving with more questions. I’ve realized that life here is not...
A chicken just laid an egg on our doorstep.
Happy Easter! love Sarah
#OccupyUganda
For the past two days, Sarah and I have followed TASO’s medical staff into Gulu Regional Referral Hospital for follow-up care for any of TASO’s clients that have been referred into the public health care system due to an emergency or worsening chronic conditions.
Our first day at Gulu Referral was spent on the Internal Medicine (IM) and Tuberculosis (TB) Wards. The first thing I noticed upon...
legitimate fear
This weekend was the most exhilarating and terrifying experience of my life. Casey and I along with 7 other expats from Gulu travelled to the beautiful city of Jinja to do some extreme grade 5 rafting at the source of the Nile. Friday, we caught the Post Bus to Kampala and stayed over night in a guest house directly beside one of the most popular clubs in the area. Early the next morning the Nile...
If you need us this weekend... →
What we eat.
Most of the conversations I’ve been having with people back home have gravitated towards:
How we’re doing.
How work is.
If we have malaria.
What we’ve been eating.
As soon as I get some better pictures of inside TASO during a clinic day, I’ll write-up a post about a day in the life of a TASO client/patient which would somewhat answer question two. However, this is all...