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Dr. Eric Udell's Journal
March 3, 2005
As I stare out the plane window of the huge Boeing 777 on its way from London to New York, the turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean no longer form the horizon...
February 27, 2005
We waved good-bye to the children of Kosgoda through the broad windows of our small, white van. They waved back enthusiastically, their bronzed faces smiling brightly. I knew we wouldn’t be back again ...
February 26, 2005
Today marked the two month anniversary of the tsunami. As darkness fell, villagers lined the area around the Buddhist temple near Peraliya with small candles, and there was a prayer service in the main shrine. A monk chanted sutras ...
February 25, 2005
Kosgoda. What a beautiful place. I had been looking forward to returning to this lovely little village by the sea--and it didn’t disappoint. The ramshackle clinic that comes to life along...
February 24, 2005
Tomorrow is Jane’s last day in Sri Lanka. I’ll be very sorry to lose her, in part due to her skillful wound care, but mostly because I’ll miss her kindness, compassion and...
February 23, 2005
We were supposed to have an early day. That didn’t happen. This was to be a holiday: the Buddhist celebration of the full moon. We planned to end early and attend a ceremony at...
February 22, 2005
The village of Kosgoda sits at the edge of the turquoise blue Indian Ocean amidst tall coconut palms and deep green tropical vegetation. You can hear the sound of the waves...
February 21, 2005
There are times that I stare out at the rubble as we drive down the road in our tuk-tuk, wondering how they are ever going to put this place back together...
February 20, 2005
The people of Sri Lanka are really wonderful people. I had several beautiful interactions today...
February 19, 2005
Things continue to grow at Wellamada. We took another volunteer with us today from Peralya to help...
February 18, 2005
Patient care continued to grow at Wellamada today. We saw even more patients than yesterday...
February 17, 2005
Today was another busy day at Wellamada. Denis joined us after recovering from his cold...
February 16, 2005
Sunset over the Indian Ocean is beautiful. The sun slides into the sea huge against the horizon...
February 15, 2005
On our way to the camp today, I bought a big marker and some poster board...
February 14, 2005
Today we spent about half the time seeing patients and the other half applying “tsunami Band-aids”...
February 13, 2005
After what has seemed like a month in Sri Lanka, we started doing what we came here to do...
February 12, 2005
This afternoon we arrived at the refugee camp where we will be working...
February 11, 2005
We arrived in Colombo early this morning. Colombo is the largest city in Sri Lanka...
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