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
My right eyeball became acutely aware that it was aligned with, and traveling at a speed of knots towards, a steel rod hanging perilously from the back of a truck on Cambodia’s National Highway 7. As my face came within arm’s length of the pole pointing menacingly at it, our taxi veered left into a … More Perceptions of Peril
The bone on Dara’s amputated leg continues to grow, and will continue to grow into his early 20s. It pushes through the stump, eventually causing pain and becoming infected. Recently he has been in a lot of pain from a recurring infection. The repercussions of this include a lot of missed school, loss of appetite … More Cupcakes and Prosthetics
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