Letters to Nurses

  • Blessing

    Blessing

    This week sees me in the office only for a few hours. I decided to drive…

  • Broken

    Broken

    Thirty years ago I stood on the rooftop of Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg where I had…

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

    It was a cold day in Durban. Sixteen degrees Celsius is cold for us on the…

  • Another Stray Bullet

    Another Stray Bullet

    I had an uneasy weekend. One the one hand I was watching the Covid-19 figures around…

  • The Naming of People

    The Naming of People

    T.S. Elliot wrote a collection of poems on cats. One of the poems is called “The…

  • The Tree of Life

    The Tree of Life

    I had been searching for a year. Because of the pandemic, in spite of the pandemic…

  • Some Good News

    Some Good News

    There have been many positives that have been uncovered by the pandemic. But receiving the vaccine…

  • In Their Memory

    In Their Memory

    Lest we ever forget. Let us remember with dignity those who are no longer with us.

  • Sometimes I Think

    Sometimes I Think

    There are unsung heroes behind our hard working health care workers: the cleaners, security staff, porters,…

  • Superlatives

    Superlatives

    Nurses are our frontline heroes. They exude peace and calm…and a sense of humour.