Letting Go

The last few months have been sobering. We lost a few patients, a few staff members at NRE, and even one of our own staff members who used to work for us. Some deaths were expected, and others were not; it was a reminder of the fragility of life.

There is always one guarantee in life: death. Unfortunately, Judith was a healthy, 26 year-old clinical officer who was just about to finish her master’s degree in public health. She suffered a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. She started feeling sick late Friday night, and within a few hours, she was dead. There was no blood for her at Jinja Hospital and she died on the way to Nyenga Hospital to get a blood transfusion.

It is a sad story, and something none of us were expecting. It was a tough week, but as usual, after a day or two, everyone gets back into the swing of things as if nothing changed.

Anyway, things are still up and running, but it has been a bit busy and hectic lately. The kids were fun, but exhausting, and then Judith’s death. I think I am ready for a break.