Fit to Fly?
It’s an indulgent buckshee week in Hong Kong. Zac and dad head to the movies, to the arcades, barely surfacing from the air-conditioned tunnels and...
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Our First Encounter with Healthcare in Mongolia
The jeep rolls up the hill, and the doctor emerges, with a metal box of tricks. She’s a slight, friendly woman in her 30s: I...
Another Day, Another Hospital
Zac wakes without a fuss at 4.45am for our next attempt at surgery, in a week that is rapidly falling apart. This is the last...
More Adventures in the Greek Health Service
We awake predawn on the day of Zac’s surgery, for the trip to the regional hospital. By 8am Zac has a new piece of paper,...
It’s Just a Tummy Bug, Right?
I’m not quite sure why going to the doctor is such a big deal for me. Part of it, I guess, is a product of...