06-MAR-B-4

 

A TRIBUTE TO THE “FIRST-TIME” EXPERIENCE OF THIRD WORLD

MEDICAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

From:      "Tim Harrison" <Tim.Harrison@bostonmedflight.org>

To:        "Glenn Geelhoed" <msdgwg@gwumc.edu>

Date:      3/21/2006 4:56:03 AM

Subject:   RE: thank you!

 

Glen,

I want to thank you once again for including me in the rwanda mission. it was a truly remarkable experience. i'm sure you have heard that over and over in your long career, i'll just add my admiration for everything you bring to introducing people to a new world. my hope is to continue to be involved in tropical medicine and my fervent hope is for you to include me in future missions. the sooner the better.

take care and hope to see you soon.

sincerely,

tim

 

     ‑‑‑‑‑Original Message‑‑‑‑‑

     From: Glenn Geelhoed [mailto:msdgwg@gwumc.edu]

     Sent: Mon 3/20/2006 8:39 AM

     To: julie_ghrist@yahoo.com

     Cc:

     Subject: Re: thank you!

    

    

 

     And, Thank You Julie!

    

     You may have no idea how far that bag of mine has traveled, so it is

     about time that it came home to Africa!  And, we may have outfitted a

     few runners for additions to the legacy of African couriers!

    

     We were only sorry that Pierre had to make two trips to collect it!  We

     had arrived late and were still in the process of re‑packing what we had

     intended to leave.

    

     It was a delight to have met you, and I cannot wait to get back to join

     you in an excursion to see the old Grey Silverbacks‑‑probably closely

     resembling their near relatives at least in one instance!  It may be

     July of 2007, as a return has been promised to the MOH and to the

     Commandant of the Rwandan Army whose village is in the NorthEast along

     the Ugandan and Congolese mountainous  border, and the latter has asked

     that we make a clinic and care center up near his home as good as the

     one we have started sustainably in the capital.

    

     I will keep in touch, and I am glad that the goodies may be put to good

     use!

    

     Cheers!

    

     GWG

    

     >>> julie ghrist <julie_ghrist@yahoo.com> 3/20/2006 8:14 AM >>>

    

    

     > Dear Glenn, Virginia, and all,

     > WOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!  What a big bag of gifts you left

     > for

     > us to distribute to the Rwandans!!!  We all say

     > thank

     > you for your generosity.  You are receiving big

     > smiles

     > from the happy recipients!

     > I look forward to seeing you again in Africa or the

     > United States.

     > Again, thank you.

     > Sincerely,

     > Julie

     >

    

    

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Hi all,

finally home, british air flight late out of nairobi, so my trip extended to an overnight in london. one of those trips for sure. finally home and beat, miss you all!

can't believe photos are already making the rounds, i will try and figure out how to do it, back to work thursday so i have a day or so to acclimate.

once again it was a pleasure and an honor to have experienced rwanda with each of you, can't wait for your 'presentation' and reunion.

tim

 

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          -----Original Message-----

          From: Leah Berkowitz [mailto:lberk@gwu.edu]

          Sent: Sun 3/19/2006 2:54 PM

          To: jtoplon@drew.edu

          Cc: msdgwg@gwumc.edu; Stephen.Katz@pilotonline.com; croskery@storm.simpson.edu; Susan.fellows3@comcast.net; Agf04@gwu.edu; Tim Harrison; katkell400@aol.com; metnick@alumni.gwu.edu; nsekhon@gwu.edu; dds@radix.net; nikitank@gwu.edu; Michael.A.Tadle@aphis.usda.gov; jwhitis@gmail.com; jwhitis@gwu.edu

          Subject: Re: Welcome back

         

         

 

          hahah,so my poor typing skills continue to curse me. I input several

          email addresses incorrectly. So let me correct my mistake. This one

          has Virginia(Croskery's) correct address, as well as Susan's, Kathy's

          is the one from the roster but AOL states it is undeliverable.  Sorry

          to cluttre up your already full email boxes.

         

            ~Leah

         

         

          ---------------------

          (poem in progress excerpt)

         

          I am a star in the heavens,

          reflected.

          Shining against

          a background of river mud.

          Bathed by the waters

          rushing out to sea.

         

          (c)2004 Leah Berkowitz

         

         

         

          ----- Original Message -----

          From: Leah Berkowitz <lberk@gwu.edu>

          Date: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:17 pm

          Subject: Welcome back

          To: jtoplon@drew.edu,msdgwg@gwumc.edu,Stephen.Katz@pilotonline.com,

          croskery@strom.simpson.edu,Susan.fellow3@comcast.net,Agf04@gwu.edu,

          Tim.Harrison@bostonmedflight.org,katkell400@aol.com,

          metnick@alumni.gwu.edu,nsekhon@gwu.edu,dds@radix.net,nikitank@gwu.edu,

          Michael.A.Tadle@aphis.usda.gov,jwhitis@gmail.com,jwhitis@gwu.edu

         

          > Hi everyone,

          >  I hope that you are all settling back in and that the reverse

          > culture shock is not too much.  Since Joe joined us at the last

          > minute

          > he did not get a list with everyone's contact info.  I'm sending

          > this

          > out so can have all the email addresses and so you can all have

          > his.

          > Take care and I hope to at least hear from you all soon!

          >

          >  Yours,

          >    Leah

          >

          > ps. Tim will you please reply back with your mailing address.

          > ---------------------

          > (poem in progress )

          >

          > Little mother, drape

          > bouganvilla colored cloth

          > along the line of

          >

          > your flesh.  With broadcloth

          > cradle your child belly to

          > the low of your back.

          >

          > Little mother, pad

          > your head, the river road is long

          > water is heavy.

          >

          > (c)2006 Leah Berkowitz

          >

  

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