Brothers …

| February 4, 2012

It’s a bite-sized chunk shy of 3 am. Kai’s been pinwheeling and cartwheeling around the bed since the clock’s hands were together as one at midnight. No crying. Just queen-sized bed Olympics. Uncomfortable. Teething again. We try to settle him. Turn on a gentle light: little hand in mouth. Trying to soothe. Some Panadol and back [...]

To a gentle 2012

| December 31, 2011

Happy New Year to Friends and Family, past, present and future. And to our wider family. May 2012 be a gentler year for all. Tweet

A new addition to Avondale

| December 17, 2011

As a young medical student I was commonly told, Don’t feel too much. Keep your distance from patients and their emotions. I disagreed then and, after 20 years of experiential learning on the matter, I disagree now. One needs to feel for and with patients. Experience their joy. As well as their fear and aching. [...]