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Category Archives: Misc.
Vietnam Video
Here is a short video that my husband and I put together. It’s a bit of background on my story and our experiences at the Can Tho Oncology Hospital in southern Vietnam. Vietnam Cancer Hospitals
The Children’s Ward in HCMC
It is always difficult to see children with cancer and in HCMC this is very much the case. The same overcrowded conditions exist in this part of the hospital. Some families prefer to camp out in the halls or the stairwells because if you can believe it, they actually have a little more room and [...]
Also posted in Cancer, Carolyn Taylor, Children's cancer, overcrowded, vietnam Tagged cancer, children's cancer, ho chi mihn city, oncology hospital, overcrowded, vietnam Leave a comment
Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital
Take Can Tho multiply it by 10 add a children’s ward and you get the Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital. It is a sprawling complex of wards, radiation rooms, chemo units and surgical suites. With 1,100 beds, their inpatient population ranges between 2,000 – 2,500 patients. I don’t know how many outpatients they treat [...]
Also posted in Cancer, Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital Tagged cancer, crowded, ho chi minh city, oncology hospital, vietnam 8 Comments
My final BA flight
I can’t believe that a year has gone by since I took my first trip to Geneva to start this project rolling. It has literally flown by (haha, pun intended). Honestly though, as my flight was taking off from NY last Wednesday night I was deeply emotional. What a year it has been for me. [...]
Also posted in Cancer, cancer support group, Carolyn Taylor Tagged British Airways, cancer, Carolyn Taylor 6 Comments
Patient’s in Can Tho
Ngu Hue Chau was diagnosed in 2003 with breast cancer, she was 35 years old. She was petrified. She is a single woman, supporting herself working as a seamstress. She underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy. In late 2009 her cancer returned. By the time it was found it had metastasized to her lungs and brain. [...]
Also posted in Can Tho Oncology Hospital, Cancer, Dr. Thang, vietnam Tagged AML leukemia, breast cancer, Can Tho, Can Tho Oncology Hospital, cancer, Carolyn Taylor, Mekong, overcrowded, survivors, vietnam 2 Comments
More Can Tho
We only spent 2 days in Can Tho, but by the time we left we felt as though we too were now a part of the family here. In that short time we were given complete access to the hospital, staff and patients. We had a team of 3 young doctors at our sides constantly. [...]
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Can Tho, Vietnam
From the street looking through the nondescript gates, one would never know that the Can Tho Oncology Hospital is a very special place. The building looks like all the others on the street except for the constant flow of people around the entrance. Once inside the gates, indoors and out merge into one space buzzing [...]
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Le Hoang Rina