Monthly Archives: November 2008

After the progress of yesterday, we’ve hit a brick wall today. We saw the surgeon this morning and he is unwilling to operate unless John has a CT scan – the nearest CT machine is 350km away in Dar es … Continue reading →

My recent postings have had something of the doom and gloom about them – but life out here is not bad. Really. I just like to have a bit of a moan sometimes and receptive ears are few and far … Continue reading →

I got to tell someone yesterday he has cancer – that was a first for me! I assumed he knew when he showed me his medical records but he is blind and his family illiterate and the medical system here … Continue reading →