malarious

Last updated on: February 9, 2018 at 4:46 pm By Sarah Thebarge

Last week I didn’t feel awesome. Nothing specific, nothing severe, just not awesome. I attributed it to a busy clinic schedule, staying up 28 hours straight once or twice a week while I’m on call, plus the usual not-awesomeness I feel from my anti-cancer medicine. Thursday night as I was trying to find a comfortable sleeping position in bed, I realized that all my joints were achey, like I was coming down with something. But it couldn’t be malaria, right?... Read more

dear ninjas

Last updated on: February 9, 2018 at 4:46 pm By Sarah Thebarge

On my first day in the clinic here, one of the medical assistants came to me and said in French, “Do you mind seeing the ninjas?” I wracked my brain for a few minutes, trying to figure out what he meant, trying to remember a French word that sounded like “ninja.” Finally I had to ask my translator what the medical assistant was asking. “He’s asking if you will see the ninjas,” my translator said. “What ninjas???” I asked, exasperated.... Read more