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The Untouchables
Yesterday the long-awaiting departure of Naomi and her daughter, Josephine, from the ETU finally took place, free of the infection at...
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kwankew
Nov 5, 2014
All the Perfumes of Arabia
Sadly close contacts with Ebola without protection begets more Ebola. The mothers and children of the two families that we admitted last...
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kwankew
Nov 4, 2014
The Hiccoughs
It seemed all hell broke loose last evening when we arrived for the night shift. One of our night duty nurses was asked to switch to day...
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kwankew
Nov 3, 2014
“Like Moths to a Flame”
Last night I reverted to doing night duty. With deaths and discharges, the census was down. The ambulance crew does not go out on...
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kwankew
Oct 31, 2014
Cuttington University and Gbarnga
A rare day off. We live on the campus of Cuttington University which is emptied of students because of the Ebola outbreak. It is one of...
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kwankew
Oct 30, 2014
All Hallows Eve: The Crow on the Roof and the Dancing Boys
Abraham, the man we helped into the Suspected Ward yesterday died last night. He did not get a blood sample drawn to test for Ebola as...
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kwankew
Oct 29, 2014
Confusion Reigned in the ETU
Early this morning Alfred, who is the sickest kid in the ward, managed to wander into the low-risk zone where we normally congregate,...
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kwankew
Oct 28, 2014
Lives Touched by Ebola
It seems almost everyone here is affected by Ebola and has lost someone in the family. In a small village of 68 inhabitants, a quarter of...
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kwankew
Oct 27, 2014
The Burial
Patience who was confused yesterday and had one of the highest Ebola titers, died overnight. In the morning I raised the blanket that...
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kwankew
Oct 26, 2014
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
One could almost predict which patients will not be doing well. The ones with bleeding almost always fail to triumph over the infection....
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kwankew
Oct 24, 2014
Children in the ETU and Quarantine News from Home
I knew right from the start of my clinical years in medical school that I did not wish to be a pediatrician. I cannot bear to see them...
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kwankew
Oct 23, 2014
The Grim Routine
Two more patients died overnight. Annie, 52, roomed with her 22 year-old daughter passed away. She only manifested weakness besides...
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kwankew
Oct 22, 2014
“These are Hard Times”
Last night DEATH claimed two more lives; 5-year-old Beyan cared for lovingly by his Papa for days on end but finally lost his battle...
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kwankew
Oct 21, 2014
Death as a Fallen Autumn Leaf
The Bong ETU is also a training ground for many healthcare workers from different NGOs who come for a few days for hands-on experience so...
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kwankew
Oct 20, 2014
Shattered Lives in the Battleground of Ebola
The only remaining patient in the Suspected Ward moved into the Confirmed Ward after her Ebola test came back positive. She was the...
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kwankew
Oct 19, 2014
Night Shift
Walking into the first room of the Confirmed Ward for the first time two days ago, we found eight-year-old Ryan lying on his side, neck...
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kwankew
Oct 17, 2014
A Lonely Death in the ETU
This morning there were 26 patients, 15 in the Confirmed Ward and 11 in the Suspected Ward; many in the suspected ward would be...
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kwankew
Oct 16, 2014
ETU in Suakoko, Bong
We began at 6:45 am when the sky brightened very quickly. Morning hand-over given by the night shift of one death. There were 33...
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kwankew
Oct 15, 2014
Monrovia to Bong
I left for Liberia on Royal Air Maroc. It seems that Brussels Airline and Royal Air Maroc are the only two airlines that are still...
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kwankew
Oct 12, 2014
The Dire Ebola Outbreak and its Mire Field of Medical Volunteering
Tomorrow I head to Liberia to volunteer with International Medical Corps (IMC) in their fight against the Ebola virus right at the heel...
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