Returning to Tamale, Ghana, West Africa

August 29. 2022 The pain resulting from my left leg fracture has ceased and I will return to Tamale Teaching Hospital this October and remain there until December, 2022. Decline of my vision, hearing and memory, mainly due to aging, has forced me to submit my resignation. The young otolaryngology doctors will take over and do a good job. Three times a year, I can visit to bring equipment and offer advice. All my goals were not accomplished, but some good things resulted and many lives were saved or helped. Now, my wife and I will be able to enjoy ourselves in a more relaxed way. To equal the happiness and satisfaction I had in Tamale will be difficult. Our emergency departure from Tamale due to my fracture has left many things to clear up: bank account, water/electric bills, housing. Ghana has had few cases of Covid 19 compared to the developed world. The reasons given are speculative, but to eventually find out why may help the world. This September, at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery meeting in Philadelphia, I will try to encourage healthcare workers to work in the developing world. It is an honor to have been accepted as a speaker. There, I will also have the opportunity to request donations of medical equipment from various medical manufacturers. Prior to the pandemic, the manufacturers were generous, but donations during Covid 19 have diminished.

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