Instalment One Hundred and Seventy Two


Like many of you, I was told I to get somewhere in medicine, specialise. Pick something you love, a pediatrician said. She was wrong. Do something were you can make the biggest difference.

I became a Witch Doctor.

Diverse bunch witches, you never know what you’re going to get day to day. Yes I know, there’s a lot of warts, people tell you that and it’s a hundred percent true. But other days you can really make a difference. I had a witch presenting with chest pains, run the tests, turns out it was simply a matter of diet. If you’re only eating greedy kids fattened up on sweets and cakes of course your cholesterol is going through the roof.

And there’s still so much to learn, my paper “Water stored in wooden buckets has adverse effects on Wicken,” will be published next month.

They’re a challenging community, always mixing home-brew cures rather than taking prescribed medication, but we’re making inroads. And sometimes listening is enough. What I’ve learnt is that behind every poisoned apple there’s a women who society told she isn’t fair enough. Treat the patient not the symptom guys.

So don’t curse yourself, be a Witch Doctor.

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