Journey Seven

From Naples to seven countries--a sentimental journey.

My journey.

867 IAM HONORED to be considered a Pioneer in Palliative Care, and while I humbly accept the honor, I believe there are many others more worthy of such notable distinction. Unlike many of my peers, I did not forge my career in a community hospice or in a pure academic environment, but rather at the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, a Deans Committee instit...

Hajj's journey and Career life design

One of the new epistemological approaches in the field of career counseling is life design, which is expressed through nonlinear, dynamic, and contextual processes that conceptualizes one's inner identity. Individuals gain meaning through various narratives of their life dimensions that derive from their inner identity and the interpretation of experiences and interactions between social and in...

A Journey to Kitovu

I arrived in Kitovu Hospital, Masaka, Uganda late on Sunday evening as the sun was setting over Lake Victoria. I was just unpacking when the door was thumped repeatedly-'Sandra, Sandra, come quickly! They have a lady bleeding in theatre'. Outside my door stood an elderly white lady. Where is theatre and how do I get there? I am thinking. 'Quickly! Follow me!' she says and dashes away. Off I go ...

Rituximab: the Lupus Journey

Since the 1950s, lupus has changed from being a life-threatening condition to being treatable in most cases thanks to the introduction of steroids, immunosuppressive drugs, dialysis and renal transplantation. However, apart from the introduction of mycophenolate mofetil, successful new drugs for lupus have been hard to find in the past two decades. In an assessment of our lupus nephritis cohort...