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Vol 53: Something in the tea

BUSH MEDICINE: Growing up on a remote family island with limited access to traditional western medicine led many indigenous Bahamians to find alternative natural cures for their medical ailments.

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Vol 52: A chocolate on Sundays

SHARK ATTACK: There are certain, remote, sections of The Bahamas that are so serene and untouched that the sheer beauty of this sun-kissed landscape is utterly breathtaking.

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Vol 51: If the school bell cries

SCHOOL VIOLENCE: At any given moment, our lives can change forever. Just the notion of how split-second fast it can happen is frightening.

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Vol 49: Almost flew west

WORK INJURY: At 6,500 feet, while flying a single engine plane from Nassau to Florida, my patient’s engine failed.

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Vol 48: Over the moutaintop

ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA: The last speech ever delivered by civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took place on April 3, 1968 and was entitled ‘I’ve been to the mountaintop’.

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My Journey

Inspiration that led to a calling: The journey of Dr. Kenneth D. Kemp written by Felicity Darville, The Tribune newspaper.

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Vol 47: Above all else, part 2

HEARTACHE2: There are certain definitive sink or swim moments throughout our lives that define each and every one of us.

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Vol 46: Above all else, part 1

HEARTACHE: Many of us spend so much of our lives consumed by what’s happened in the past that we fail to live in the present.

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Vol 44: One more day

NO REGRET: At 1am my patient receives a phone call from the police. There’s been another car accident.

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Vol 43: Center / Stage

BROKEN FOOT: Every human being, at some point or another, is called to the spotlight.

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Vol 42: Inside the window pane

AUTISM: Just before sunset, the yellow, red and orange of the horizon are kissed by the dusk of a glooming nightfall.

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Vol 41: The other shoe

KNEE INJURY: Many years ago, I was employed as the chief resident for foot and ankle surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

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Vol 40: A spoonful of sugar

DIABETES & CANCER: Words matter. Repetitive encouragement can strengthen a child who’s lost their way but a solitary negative comment, by contrast, can incarcerate that same child in a prison of self-doubt forever.

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Vol 39: Thicker than water

SICKLE CELL ANEMIA: Fear is unpredictable. It can turn the brave into heroes or lay bare previously camouflaged cowardly traits for the world to see.

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Vol 38: A shallow grave

WAR AND SURVIVAL: Under the cover of darkness, Anastasia and her family fled the bombing and gunfire now ravaging their homeland.

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Vol 37: The North Star

AMPUTATION: Growing up and living on a remote family island offers an abundance of peace and tranquility that few outsiders can comprehend.

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Vol 36: This new horizon

KIDNEY STONES: Well known for its beautiful beaches and world-class museums, Niteroi is a city in the southeast region of Brazil.

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Vol 35: A wrinkle or two

AGING & SERVICE: At some point in time, we’ve all inherently benefited from the immeasurable sacrifices of our forefathers.

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