I'm going to Freetown in Sierra Leone in September to work with VSO in the Ola During Children's Hospital. It has very few resources (no X-rays or microbiology!) so will be quite a challenge. Along with looking after sick children I also hope to be training up Sierra Leonean paediatricians and nurses.

Wednesday 18 May 2011

VSO Fundraising and Photographs

I spent last week at work being photographed, interviewed, video-ed and photographed a bit more as some girls from VSO-UK had come out to collect some info for a fundraising campaign. I am fairly used to being photographed (my husband is never far from a camera!) and for those of you who know me well, you’ll know I actually quite like it! It was fun being snapped on the ward round with patients and staff. It reminded me of our wedding day, when we did lots of “natural” but posed photos! They also interviewed and photographed one of the medical students (thanks for all your help, and the nice things you said about me!) and one of my patients who had a large empyema and had come back for follow-up. The best thing is that, with any luck, I’ll get some copies of the professional photos as a nice memento of my time working here. So come September you can look out for my cheesy grin in the VSO campaign!

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