DAYS 6-8 – Friday-Sunday August 18-20: At the end of this long week, these three mystical days seemed to blend together into one. On the spinal side of things, the mission team split up so some could stay for the surgery on I.K., a 64 years-young female patient who was…
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Team One: Prologue The Uganda Spine Surgery Mission 2016 kicked off yesterday with a 6-person crew of mostly veteran trip-members, coming from all over the globe to try and do some good for the people of Mbarara. I (Sean), the newbie neurosurgery resident from Houston, am lucky to have the…
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Quote of the Day: “That’s a bit cheeky”. This is our favorite new phrase, bequeathed upon us today by our resident South African, Michelle. According to her instruction, ‘cheeky’ is to be used when describing an abhorrent or otherwise off-color act by another individual. It’s day 3, and Team One…
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