HANDS OF LOVE

All packed up, and no where to go. Planned a few months ago, Jake and I were scheduled to fly to Honduras today. Partly to help cover...

Gallstones are very prevalent among the Honduran population. Hospital Loma de Luz has a long list of patients needing to have their...

I have delayed the writing of this update post on purpose. Jake and I have been home from first Mexico and now Honduras for about a month...

I received a phone call today. They need a medical team in Armenia, and could I be ready to leave tomorrow? I had at least 10 thoughts...

The guards all recognize me now and acknowledge "Buenos días doctora"as I walk past the gate making my way down to the road. I respond in...

My time at Loma de Luz has been a small lesson in reality. Eye-opening to what the future could hold for me. From what I have seen and...

It's another beautiful day in Honduras. Hospital Loma de Luz is open for business. The gurgle of the Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius...

Already a month past, and my remaining time in Honduras dwindling fast, this past week was a collision of different time perspectives....

A memo had been sent out to wear black. Lacking black scrubs myself, I got creative and adapted as much as I could to the occasion. L to...

Standing in front of a wall of sutures. It's where you'll find me before each case. Going step by step through the up-coming case in my...

The busyness and pace of last week came to an abrupt halt when the other long term surgeon and the one and only anesthesia provider for...

As new sights, sounds and smells fill my senses, I appreciate the tropical landscape that covers Honduras. I'd like to fancy myself able...

After a long day of traveling yesterday, I was incredibly thankful for that flat place to lie down. Flight delays had been minor at best,...

Over the last year I have paused in a state of awed admiration often, and even moreso at decreased intervals since my return from Togo. ...

The world is an amazingly beautiful place. The possibilities and opportunities are endless, and it's people make me want to sing while...

Today starts my last week here at Hospital of Hope. I came to Togo four months ago with the primary objective of learning as much as I...

During my short time here at Hospital of Hope in Mango, Togo. I have been blessed to witness three separate baptisms. Each different,...

I never thought of myself as a pen snob before. But the times have brought me face to face with reality, and I have to wonder if maybe I...