It was at the end of another locum placement high in the Swiss mountains, when Joana, one of the nurses, entered the consulting room. There would be the euthanasia of an old Husky and the owners were asking, if I would mind coming to their farm to put their dog to sleep…. “Of course, I …
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Elk filet, bearded dragons and state of the art dentistry
I was sitting in Gunnar’s cottage in the middle of the Swedish countryside. A white layer of snow had covered the landscape outside and there were only a few days left until Christmas. Thick chunks of elk filet were frying in a pan, next to green beans from last summer’s harvest, while a potato …
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Insomnia
6 AM, pitch dark outside, the first alarm on my phone goes off and I am switching it to snooze….. 6.05 AM, the second alarm goes off – with the same result…. 6.08 AM, the first repeat alarm goes off…. OK, I give up…., I have to get up…. Getting up early has …
