I wrote this poem at the end of the Southern Hemisphere summer and the beginning of the pandemic.
The Ocean
A Note for Future Generations
Covid-19 is still with us. The South African curve is not flattening, and the number of new cases and deaths continues to rise. I am seeing my first Covid-19 positive patient at Netcare Kingsway Hospital. He is fortunately well. Unfortunately the surgery for his broken arm will be delayed for two weeks. I am not prepared…
A New Sense of Responsibility
Surgery is a privileged profession in so many ways. But under the cloud of Covid-19 I discovered a new profound privilege. I had to operate on a 16 year old girl. She had injured her knee before lockdown and we had planned a knee ligament reconstruction. She was due to come into Kingsway Hospital with…
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