Postcards from Nigeria’s medical students and doctors.
ONE DAY AT A TIME
I called family and friends and told them, “I don’t think I can do this.”
MEDICINE GOES BEYOND WHAT YOU READ
At a point, it felt like a lot.
I NEARLY DIED OFF-CAMPUS
I simply lay there, waiting for whatever would happen next.
WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
Here, nothing works the way it should: not the training, not the practice, not the care.
YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE FOCUS
I started asking myself questions: “Am I even intelligent enough to be here?”
MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THREE WORDS
Medical school wasn’t a straight path.
‘YOU’RE A SCHOLAR NOW, YOU’LL BE FINE’
It’s the usual, but I’m not fine. I’m falling apart.
YOU’LL THINK YOU’RE NOT WORTHY OF LOVE
It’s not all butterflies and roses, even for the best of us.
MUSCLE MEMORY
I was so complacent when it came to siting lines because you never really lose your touch, right? Or so I thought.