Love and Laughter in K2 Palliative Care
A snapshot of life in K2. It has taken me a while to write this entry for my blog, as I simply don’t feel I have the words to do justice to the effect that the time I have spent […]
Read MoreNghe An Cancer Hospital
When Dr Yen invited me to accompany her on a business trip to Nghe An Cancer Hospital in Vihn City this weekend, I jumped at the chance! She and a colleague were spending 5 days delivering Palliative Oncolocgy Care training […]
Read MorePatient Care: East Vs West
Hospital conditions are very different here in Vietnam to what we have in the West. My time training in Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital prepared me well for my time here, but there is no denying that essentially conditions here and […]
Read MorePhysio in K Hospital
Physiotherapy for Cancer patients is a relatively new thing here in Vietnam, and I was very fortunate to be introduced to Dr Huong, the doctor in charge of the Physio Department in K Hospital. Yesterday afternoon, we met to discuss […]
Read MorePalliative Care in K2 Hospital
Today I met with Dr Yen, Director of Palliative Care in Hanoi’s K2 Campus of the National Cancer Cancer Hospital. Dr Yen, a mother of two, works 7:30am-5pm seven days per week and has been working at K2 for the […]
Read MoreSympameals
One organisation that I was particularly keen to find out more about on my trip to Hanoi was Sympameals. It was founded in 2005 by Dang Xuan Hop and Le Nguyet Anh, with the simple aim of providing meals for […]
Read MoreGooooood morning Vietnam!
I am only on my 3rd day here in Hanoi and already it feels as if I have been here forever, which I mean in the best possible way! The first few days have been a bit of a shock […]
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