by An-Magriet McKerrell | Sep 15, 2026 | Uncategorised
From Sunday, right through to Thursday, I ugly cry between six and seven. This happens without exception, and I assure you, without any sense of self-respect. Yes, each night, during each episode of Master Chef Australia, I weep with such vigour that we have to turn...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Sep 1, 2026 | Uncategorised
Last week I met with a special family, along with Dr Monique and Hannah, our clinical associate.The family consists of a mom, Elaine, who has been receiving chemo for six years for her pancreatic cancer, her husband, and two of their daughters. Elaine has had an...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorised
To quote my Zimbabwean friends, this week I was attacked by the flu. I now completely understand the expression because this virus came from nowhere and struck me down with such force that I almost went to lay a charge at the police station. Within a day, I went from...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Aug 4, 2026 | Uncategorised
I’m sitting with Marie. She has big brown eyes like Bambi. She’s wearing pink pajamas with matching pink slippers and watching the latest Netflix sensation – some office romance starring Jennifer Lopez. I’m just hiding here with her, writing my blog. The...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Jul 28, 2026 | Uncategorised
I felt a bit like Indiana Jones when I went into room 4 a few months ago. I had to wade my way through vases of flowers, exotic orchids, massive cellophane-wrapped gift baskets and human-sized teddy bears to reach the patient. Nonku was sitting up in the hospital bed,...
by An-Magriet McKerrell | Jul 14, 2026 | Uncategorised
Last week, for a reason no one could possibly fathom, Eskom showed up over the weekend and quietly changed our electricity meter. In the process, they reduced our amps, so, overnight, we were limited in the amount of electricity we could use and went from 100 to 60...
