Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies
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Re: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies
#2sad to see such a great person go
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#3I really wish I could make a difference like that.
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#4Wow, what a touching story about an amazing woman and human being.
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#5To find such a clear North Star in your life, and then fully commit to it, in a totally foreign culture no less, and to know your work has literally life changing impact on others overlooked by society, must feel amazing.
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#6In the midst of so much confusion, this was a truly beautiful, necessary read.
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#7I first learned of her work from the book "The Hospital by the River". It's well worth reading. It can be bought directly from the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation website, thus helping the charity.
https://store.hamlin.org.au/collections/books-alpha-asc/prod...
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#8I really wish I could make a difference like that.
Stories like this one usually give me bunch of really uneasy thoughts and feelings. It is difficult to avoid comparing own life path and choices to other people's - she achieved incredible things, saved lives and will be inspiration for many. And here I am, sitting countless hours behind screen,doing all these irrelevant things, writing code which maybe will increase someone's profit insignificantly. It is like it is.
Re: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies
#9I really wish I could make a difference like that.
Stories like this one usually give me bunch of really uneasy thoughts and feelings. It is difficult to avoid comparing own life path and choices to other people's - she achieved incredible things, saved lives and will be inspiration for many. And here I am, sitting countless hours behind screen,doing all these irrelevant things, writing code which maybe will increase someone's profit insignificantly. It is like it is…
But working under Catherine Hamlin are a bunch of people doing "irrelevant" things. Someone has to empty the garbage bins in the wards, but the hospital wouldn't work without that person. You don't have to run the show to be making a contribution.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Stories like this one usually give me bunch of really uneasy thoughts and feelings. It is difficult to avoid comparing own life path and choices to other people's - she achieved incredible things, saved lives and will be inspiration for many. And here I am, sitting countless hours behind screen,doing all these irrelevant things, writing code which maybe will increase someone's profit insignificantly. It is like it is…
But working under Catherine Hamlin are a bunch of people doing "irrelevant" things. Someone has to empty the garbage bins in the wards, but the hospital wouldn't work without that person. You don't have to run the show to be making a contribution.
You can, however, choose the circus you join. If you feel meh about what you do and you feel meh - or worse - about the organization you do it for, it's normal to feel uncomfortable.