Tag: Christopher H. Cameron
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Ivan
Christopher H. Cameron Kelso, United Kingdom It was a time in general practice when doctors still visited patients for other than purely medical reasons. Back then, it was easy to forget why or when a particular visit had started or how it had mysteriously evolved into a regular one. “Chronic” was the often vaguely…
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Christopher H. Cameron Kelso, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Cheviot Hills in early spring The call came at two o’clock from John, a far-flung hill farmer/patient, who sounded puzzled and alarmed. Two teenage girls had arrived at his door in distress and with a garbled tale. They and a third young girl had been dropped…
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Winter race against time
Christopher CameronKelso, Scotland, United Kingdom The phone rang in my surgery as I was embarking on an insurance medical examination a few days before Christmas. The town outside was strangely quiet, with few vehicles moving owing to a heavy snowfall earlier in the evening. Knowing my receptionist would only have put a call through during…