Today I visited Chey Chumneas Referral Hospital in Kandal Province, near the Ta Khmau roundabout a short drive south of Phnom Penh, with my friend “Samantha” and her severely disabled son who I will call “Alex”. He is 3.5 years old now, immobile, contracted, unable to speak or even so much as turn his head, … More Disability Detective
Joe died in his home three weeks ago, unknown to any health service. His family do not know why he died. Joe also did not know why his legs became weak/deformed as a young child. All he could tell me when we met, was that he got a fever and then stopped walking “during Pol … More Where Love and Hate Collide
An earlier blog post already talked of my first reunion with Paula and her family. The following Monday her mother had traveled home from Malaysia, where both of Paula’s parents are working as street vendors. I was invited back for a celebratory lunch. Dan drove his tuk tuk with myself and a local nursing friend … More Quick Cambodia Visit: Paula
Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that affects polio survivors years after recovery from an initial acute attack of the poliomyelitis virus. Most often, polio survivors start to experience gradual new weakening in muscles that were previously affected by the polio infection. The most common symptoms include slowly progressive muscle weakness, fatigue (both generalized and … More Quick Cambodia Visit: Joe
Today Bea and KT from MSF came with Chom and I to Dara’s grandparents’ village for a toilet inspection. Chom was on his moto with 3yo Microphone (because he’s so loud!) at the handlebars. The three expats were on our bicycles. Thirty kilometers and a sore rear end later, we made it home with new … More Generosity and Skilful Infants
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