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…
The seven days that Netcare Kingsway Hospital was closed completely became a long week. There were moments of self-doubt. Finding calm in the moments that made up the closure of our community hospital was difficult. I was paralyzed during the week my hospital was closed. I limited my news intake, and as I don’t use…
Toward the end of last year I was reading an article on disruption from Singularity University. The writer challenged businesses to think how they would respond if their customer base was suddenly lost. The challenge seemed to be based on climate change extremes and technological advances. It was a good article, and I thought about it. My…
Dear Nurses In another world I would have been an engineer sitting behind a computer solving other management problems. But thanks to an inspirational ICU nurse I changed from engineering to medicine. Now in this world, as a doctor, I am a humble part of the team at Kingsway Hospital that is managing the Covid-19…
Is this all a dream? Six weeks ago I was placed in self-isolation by my hospital for ten days. “I had a dream that you asked me to polish your shoes” my maid, Londiwe, messaged me a few days later. Now you should know I have never asked her to shine my shoes. Erasmus does…
Dear Nurses I am so proud of all of you. You have applied yourself to everything that is new. You have patiently listened as we explain protocol after protocol, and then frustrated you by changing it the next day. I am proud of how you showed care to my 99-year-old patient whose hair is perfectly coiffed and…
Edwin Land, the founder of Polaroid and the inventor of the world’s first instant camera and film, once said, “Don’t undertake a project unless it’s manifestly important and nearly impossible.” The Impossible Project is just that! Photography teaches good philosophy if you are aware of what is happening in your life: try taking pictures with…
There are two special moments in darkroom work: the first is when you unroll the wet film from the black developing tank and see the negatives, and the second is when your first full size print comes to life in the developing tray and you see the image in the red light. It was a…
My camera needed new batteries and the film had to be loaded manually. There were a lot of reassuring levers, clicks and mechanical confirmation sounds. My motor winder missed the engage occasionally and just spun. But the manual winder on top of the camera still worked. I had replaced the small hearing aid type battery,…
A few weeks ago a plan came together that had been hatched four years ago. I made a major challenge to myself, but hedged my bets. The challenge was to embrace modern digital DLSR technology, so I bought camera equipment that performs far better than I make pictures.But I hedged my bets by purchasing some second…
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