A flock of geese, a parliament of owls, an ambush of tigers, a murmuration of starlings, a shrewdness of apes...
I worried I would get rusty, not actively practicing medicine this winter, and though we worked over Christmas it was a quiet winter - just an occasional thing here or there, but in the last two weeks I've seen: pneumonia, dysentery, urticaria (hives), intestinal worms, infected leg wounds etc. Delightful, eh? All just in time - we move up North in about 6 weeks. I don't feel quite so rusty now.
Some other favorites: A sleuth of bears, a kindle of kittens, a destruction of cats, a rake of colts, a scold of jays, a piteousness of doves.
I worried I would get rusty, not actively practicing medicine this winter, and though we worked over Christmas it was a quiet winter - just an occasional thing here or there, but in the last two weeks I've seen: pneumonia, dysentery, urticaria (hives), intestinal worms, infected leg wounds etc. Delightful, eh? All just in time - we move up North in about 6 weeks. I don't feel quite so rusty now. Some other favorites: A sleuth of bears, a kindle of kittens, a destruction of cats, a rake of colts, a scold of jays, a piteousness of doves.
So glad you are getting your hand back into medicine Ben. So many will benefit from your knowledge, gifts and gentle bedside manner.
ReplyDeletea "dearth of doctors"... and you're at least contributing your part to change that to something else in B-desh...perhaps "a hospitality of doctors"?
ReplyDeleteBoth too kind. but I can be warm body to fill some clinic hours.
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