KacieJul 28, 202212 minSaying GoodbyeThe nurse looks young. Blonde-hair pulled up high in a ponytail. A blue mask covers half her face. But her eyebrows read concern. “What...
KacieJul 22, 20225 minPeriod talk in unlikely placesI was in a Nordstrom dressing room the first time I realized that there was more to a vagina than I had previously known. Was I five...
KacieOct 22, 202111 minRMS Adventure ClubWhen we first arrived to Bundibugyo I was asked by our team leaders to think about how I’d like to fit in to the weekly schedule at...
KacieOct 17, 20215 minMatooke misunderstandingsMatooke is a local plantain that has captured the heart of most every person I’ve met in Uganda. The way people adore it here is similar...
KacieSep 30, 20219 minWhere the turns will take youThe kids were chanting in the kitchen, in unison, that they wanted to leave the house that morning and go somewhere. “Dad’s out of town,...
KacieSep 12, 20217 minThat moment when my Lubwisi failed meThe NICU was insanely busy on Monday. I walked in at 8 am and looked around for the night nurse. I asked one of the mothers where she...
KacieSep 11, 20215 minI lift my eyes up to the mountainsThe moment we escaped out of the grip of coronavirus coursing through our household, our dear friends and former teammates gave birth to...
KacieAug 28, 20218 minHolding on to hope: a story of despair and love born out of AfghanistanRozelyn and Nabeed are both refugees from Afghanistan who recently were resettled into a crowded apartment complex in one of the poorer...
KacieAug 12, 202118 minThat time we got CovidI’m taking oxygen levels on a set of premature twins who have been in our NICU for one month now. They are gaining weight and generally...