Shanksteps #88 It is sometimes the simple things that kill. The child came in last night. He was about 6 months of age. The nurse admitted the child and on exam found it to have crackles in the lungs and…
Shanksteps #87 follow up to 86 in Cameroon
Shanksteps #87 follow up to 86 in Cameroon This is a follow up to the adventure and craziness that I found myself in by surprise. I would think that Air Brussels would tell their passengers about the dangers in their…
Shanksteps #85
Shanksteps #85  I’m running toward the plane, I push past a coupleslower people.  On the plane I find an open seat andquickly claim one.  Last Tuesday evening I received word that mymother-in-law was near the end of life.  On…
Shanksteps #84
#84 Shanksteps Breathing hard I arrived to Maternity. A woman lay on the delivery table with her eyes closed. Blood was all over her wrap skirt and up her back. Her abdomen looked pregnant beneath the flower print with blood…