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Wait No More
By Dr. Mark Williams
MD, Professor and Nephrologist
at Joslin Diabetes Center
We Exist (Haiti)
By Dr. Mark Willians
MD, Professor and Nephrologist
at Joslin Diabetes Center
Reading a patient’s body language is a learned
asset for a physician. Doing photography
has taught me how to see the world better. It
felt like this afternoon train in Grand Forks,
North Dakota, would never end - the camera
captured a similar feeling from the couple
waiting to cross from the other side just as the
caboose finally passed.
Like a doctor with stethoscope, I have been told
that to be a good photographer I must always have
my camera ready. During a brief stay doing medical
missionary work in tumultuous Haiti, I enjoyed
an afternoon dance recital at the local grade school
in Leogane (the epicenter of the earthquake of
2010, six years earlier). I will never forget the sunny,
colorful spirit in the room. Looking carefully,
you see a hand to the left that seems to invite you
to be a part of it.
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