Kijabe received 2.5 inches of rain last night, which has continued to fill the ravines uphill from the railroad tracks. Efforts to pump out the water have been hampered by the unstable ground- the teams were not able to reach the ravines this morning to continue. More landslides are expected, and people are being asked to evacuate
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Trip to Tenwek
This past week I traveled to Tenwek at the behest of the new Kenyan neurosurgeon at the hospital. He had arranged for a visiting American neurosurgeon and myself to do two transphenoidal pituitary cases together to give him more experience. Tenwek is a mission hospital in Bomet, usually about 4 hours away. There were massiveContinueContinue reading “Trip to Tenwek”
Day Trip to Nairobi
Many have been curious about what it’s like going to the doctor in Kenya, so I thought I would share my day with you. Yesterday, I had my 32 week appointment with my OB in Nairobi; we just have a few more weeks until we get to meet our baby girl! There are many wonderfulContinueContinue reading “Day Trip to Nairobi”
Healing with Fire
Those diseases which medicines do not cure, iron cures; those which iron cannot cure, fire cures; and those which fire cannot cure, are to be reckoned wholly incurable.Hippocrates Medicine has come a long way from the days of Hippocrates, but his quote is a surprisingly accurate description of our modern treatment algorithm. Trade iron forContinueContinue reading “Healing with Fire”
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