There have been many positives that have been uncovered by the pandemic. But receiving the vaccine in a developing country is good news.
Some Good News
In Their Memory
Lest we ever forget. Let us remember with dignity those who are no longer with us.
Sometimes I Think
There are unsung heroes behind our hard working health care workers: the cleaners, security staff, porters, administrative staff and undertakers all form the scaffold that allows us to care for patients.
Superlatives
Nurses are our frontline heroes. They exude peace and calm...and a sense of humour.
Burials: We can’t keep up!
Health care workers are at breaking point. So when someone says Covid-19 does not exist it hurts..
Circles of Light
Surgery is a privileged profession, one which captivates and entrances. It is also a demanding discipline where failure stabs at your heart with no forgiveness. But this morning I was captivated by the lights.
H.O.P.E.
Even as the postcards started arriving the signs of the second surge were present. The statistics are anywhere to be found but a retired colleague of my brother has done his own programming and has a useful site to look at the numbers if you need to: https://www.covibes.org Back to the postcards. They are being collected…
A Postcard to Covid
A Postcard to Covid One thing has worried me during Covid and initially no one understood. To survive and heal after this pandemic we need to remember the story of what happened. Our modern instant access to newsfeeds and intrusive social media have overloaded us with statistics and disease progression. In a few years’ time if…
The Ocean
I wrote this poem at the end of the Southern Hemisphere summer and the beginning of the pandemic.
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…
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