Dedicated to Julie Groome and all those who work with spontaneous volunteers... It hurts when there's nothing but a slow growing queue And your fear seems to say you won’t get them all trained All alone I have cried; “Get HR on our side!” We need more volunteers for the field….. Well I run the … Continue reading this will only make sense to AIIMS-trained people – part 4
QLD
gong hei fat choi
We should have known it was going to be a difficult day. We stood in the early morning heat at the hotel before seven, while taxis came and went. None of them were ours. We had to re-book several times before somebody would take us. A second day of computer problems plagued us all day, … Continue reading gong hei fat choi
disasters in the future tense
I am an Australian. Naturalised, naturally. Born in Ireland, and having spent over twenty of my adult years in England, I am a child of a cool temperate maritime climate, a post-war Britain, a post-Independence Republic of Ireland. Nowhere in my personal or national psyche has prepared me for the enormity of experiencing a disaster … Continue reading disasters in the future tense
Queensland floods – day 22
Victoria has now been hit. 43 Victorian towns have now been flooded, affecting more than 1400 properties. These are the biggest floods in decades and in some areas are the largest ever recorded. My Victorian colleagues scramble to respond. Luckily their State EOC was already up and running, assisting with the Queensland floods by running … Continue reading Queensland floods – day 22
Máiréad Doyle 