Almost there |
I'm ready to go, I'm ready to leave here and start my work.
I want to leave here. I want to get out into the world and do the work I'm sure I have to do. Not yet. I can't go yet. I must finish my stu... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:44:00 PST |
thats how I feel |
why does this hurt so?I know now it won't work, but I feel like I've been kicked in the guts by the back end of a bus? How can someone you cared for and tried to help be so brash and hurtful? I'm a th... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:14:00 PST |
Thats a relief... |
I lost my first Patient today. I mean other patients have died while I have been on shift, or shortly before I have started, however, this was the first patient that I have been directly involved... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:41:00 PST |
My Passion |
Can I, a simple boy from Australia make a difference? I hope so. I was watching a program on the telly this evening. It was about the AIDS epidemic in Africa, paying particular attention to a small to... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:57:00 PST |
What impact? |
When a rock lands on the sand it leaves a mark where it lands, but when it lands in the water, the ripples can travel quite a distance.
What is a life worth? what can one person do? Am I bigger than m... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:50:00 PST |
Kampala, Watoto, and stuff |
Well, It had been a full fortnight up to this time. Working, flying, out doing stuff, and even on our rest break, no sleep in. It was coming to the close of the adventure.
We all met up in Kampala to... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:27:00 PST |
A question of Grace |
'You preach, but how do you live?' Tolstoy was once asked. He replied 'I do not preachand that I am not able to preach, although I passionately wish to. I can only preach through my actions, and my ac... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:37:00 PST |
Off to Uganda |
Well, off to Uganda, flying Kenya Scareways! We had the privelidge of flying in one of their remaining 737's. They apparently have 2 now, but prior to that they held a proud fleet of 3 737's, that was... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:15:00 PST |
Safari |
Hmmm. 4 days in the middle of nowhere, no running water, one is left with a bit of a smell, fortunately we all smelt, so noone could complain. At the first available time we all showered. It was wonde... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Wed, 31 May 2006 10:23:00 PST |
Grief |
Grief, we all exprience it from time to time. Some more than others. A death, a breakup. Loss of job, a loss of self worth, often through the actions of others.
What is grief? Is it simply a deep sen... Posted by I am The Real Tom on Sun, 28 May 2006 08:46:00 PST |