In the spirit of the holiday season, I thought a little drummer boy photo was quite appropriate.
Cascades de Karfiguela
This beautiful waterfall is located in southwestern Burkina Faso near the town of Banfora. I visited it with Kerry Spencer and a team of volunteers from Pearland, Texas.
Photo of the Day
I went in the hospital’s labs today for the first time. I don’t know why it took me so long to get in there but I think it is my new favorite place. There are comps EVERYWHERE. Plus Chief George, one of the lab techs, was really cool and explained all the procedures for me […]
End Stage Liver Disease
A Togolese patient comes to BMC with a tragic case of end stage liver disease and a textbook case of caput medusae.
Note to Self
You don’t see a reminder note like that every day! On a serious note, the spinal fluid in the tube is from a severe case of meningitis. Healthy spinal fluid is clear – not yellow and cloudy.
Do You See What I See?
I was at some cascades with Kerry Spencer and he took several photos of me taking photos. I was able to match up the photos he took with the photos I was taking. I thought it was a nice pairing that shows what I saw through my camera lens.
Photo of the Day
I saw this man outside of Heidi’s examination room today during clinic and I got giddy with excitement. I knew he would be an amazing subject to photograph. He didn’t disappoint, though I had a bit of trouble with glare on his glasses. They were so foggy and scratched I don’t know how he managed […]
Crusty Clean
West African markets often have knock-off products that look like real American or European brands. I’ve seen several interesting toothpastes like Pray and Maxim, but this one that Dr. Hewitt bought takes the cake.
Les Jaloux…
Anybody care to take a stab a translating this French phrase I found scribbled on the shutters of a mud hut in Burkina Faso? If you can get past the misspellings it is quite a clever saying.