med st. South not ser or Doctors Without Borders offers medical care to people in
Borders offers medical care to people in
Borders offers medical care to people in war-torn regions of the world
war-torn regions of the world
war-torn regions of the world hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with dr. James masks Alec about his six
with dr. James masks Alec about his six
with dr. James masks Alec about his six months in Sudan with this organization
months in Sudan with this organization
months in Sudan with this organization can you give us some background on the
can you give us some background on the
can you give us some background on the situation over there many people don’t
situation over there many people don’t
situation over there many people don’t know but there was a war that lasted for
know but there was a war that lasted for
know but there was a war that lasted for twenty years and was Africa’s longest
twenty years and was Africa’s longest
twenty years and was Africa’s longest and its largest that drove you know
and its largest that drove you know
and its largest that drove you know millions of people from their homes
millions of people from their homes
millions of people from their homes everyone knows Sudan from Darfur but the
everyone knows Sudan from Darfur but the
everyone knows Sudan from Darfur but the longer war in Sudan just ended so in
longer war in Sudan just ended so in
longer war in Sudan just ended so in 2005 a peace agreement was signed and it
2005 a peace agreement was signed and it
2005 a peace agreement was signed and it delineated a border that everyone agreed
delineated a border that everyone agreed
delineated a border that everyone agreed upon except about a ba – were thousands
upon except about a ba – were thousands
upon except about a ba – were thousands of people coming back in the year that I
of people coming back in the year that I
of people coming back in the year that I was there so I myself was there to give
was there so I myself was there to give
was there so I myself was there to give medical care to the returnees but also
medical care to the returnees but also
medical care to the returnees but also to watch for war because everyone knew
to watch for war because everyone knew
to watch for war because everyone knew the piece was very fragile and they
the piece was very fragile and they
the piece was very fragile and they could change at any time my experience
could change at any time my experience
could change at any time my experience was largely medical as a doctor you know
was largely medical as a doctor you know
was largely medical as a doctor you know my first day I woke up someone’s
my first day I woke up someone’s
my first day I woke up someone’s knocking on my door and said we need you
knocking on my door and said we need you
knocking on my door and said we need you to the hospital right away there’s been
to the hospital right away there’s been
to the hospital right away there’s been an accident
an accident
an accident so you know it’s my first day run put my
so you know it’s my first day run put my
so you know it’s my first day run put my stethoscope on and run to the hospital
stethoscope on and run to the hospital
stethoscope on and run to the hospital it was such a big crowd outside of it
it was such a big crowd outside of it
it was such a big crowd outside of it and I didn’t recognize anyone I had to
and I didn’t recognize anyone I had to
and I didn’t recognize anyone I had to push my way inside and I didn’t know
push my way inside and I didn’t know
push my way inside and I didn’t know where anyone was and my patients were I
where anyone was and my patients were I
where anyone was and my patients were I didn’t know medicines we had and so I
didn’t know medicines we had and so I
didn’t know medicines we had and so I was like well this is this is this is
was like well this is this is this is
was like well this is this is this is how it’s gonna be
how it’s gonna be
how it’s gonna be there’s six months in this I don’t know
there’s six months in this I don’t know
there’s six months in this I don’t know that’s gonna be tough
you know there were times in my mission
you know there were times in my mission and I speak about it in my book and I
and I speak about it in my book and I
and I speak about it in my book and I think it’s probably truly the experience
think it’s probably truly the experience
think it’s probably truly the experience of many people that you don’t really
of many people that you don’t really
of many people that you don’t really know why you’re there
know why you’re there
know why you’re there everyone’s dying you can’t really do
everyone’s dying you can’t really do
everyone’s dying you can’t really do anything there you know it doesn’t seem
anything there you know it doesn’t seem
anything there you know it doesn’t seem like I seem to get any better and you
like I seem to get any better and you
like I seem to get any better and you have those moments of indecision in
have those moments of indecision in
have those moments of indecision in doubt you have to remember maybe you’re
doubt you have to remember maybe you’re
doubt you have to remember maybe you’re not tipping that grand scale of the
not tipping that grand scale of the
not tipping that grand scale of the world towards an easier future for
world towards an easier future for
world towards an easier future for generations of people but you made a
generations of people but you made a
generations of people but you made a difference in that kid’s life
difference in that kid’s life
difference in that kid’s life and so I think that kind of reminding
and so I think that kind of reminding
and so I think that kind of reminding yourself properly placing yourself in
yourself properly placing yourself in
yourself properly placing yourself in the world is important can you just kind
the world is important can you just kind
the world is important can you just kind of outline six months in Sudan the book
of outline six months in Sudan the book
of outline six months in Sudan the book so it was a really ideal opportunity for
so it was a really ideal opportunity for
so it was a really ideal opportunity for me to tell the story of that place can
me to tell the story of that place can
me to tell the story of that place can you come back with this kind of urgency
you come back with this kind of urgency
you come back with this kind of urgency inside of you this world that you’ve
inside of you this world that you’ve
inside of you this world that you’ve been given insight to that you can’t
been given insight to that you can’t
been given insight to that you can’t really share with your family and
really share with your family and
really share with your family and friends you don’t know how so what I had
friends you don’t know how so what I had
friends you don’t know how so what I had as a back bone was the blog which
as a back bone was the blog which
as a back bone was the blog which provided this long narrative swing
provided this long narrative swing
provided this long narrative swing between the blog post I write scenes and
between the blog post I write scenes and
between the blog post I write scenes and I think the effect is kind of like you
I think the effect is kind of like you
I think the effect is kind of like you know when you pass a train you can see
know when you pass a train you can see
know when you pass a train you can see flecks of scenes through the other one
flecks of scenes through the other one
flecks of scenes through the other one and you can get an idea of maybe what
and you can get an idea of maybe what
and you can get an idea of maybe what that was like not only was it six months
that was like not only was it six months
that was like not only was it six months long but he was that wide as well too so
long but he was that wide as well too so
long but he was that wide as well too so that’s what I tried to do when you
that’s what I tried to do when you
that’s what I tried to do when you initially wrote the book did you write
initially wrote the book did you write
initially wrote the book did you write it as a call to arms for people I think
it as a call to arms for people I think
it as a call to arms for people I think everyone knows world needs repair
everyone knows world needs repair
everyone knows world needs repair I think we’ve never even been more clear
I think we’ve never even been more clear
I think we’ve never even been more clear about it than in the past few years even
about it than in the past few years even
about it than in the past few years even if people don’t have a chance to go
if people don’t have a chance to go
if people don’t have a chance to go spend six months in Sudan one month
spend six months in Sudan one month
spend six months in Sudan one month anywhere and something like it to
anywhere and something like it to
anywhere and something like it to properly understand the world that you
properly understand the world that you
properly understand the world that you live in I think probably helps you act
live in I think probably helps you act
live in I think probably helps you act correctly in your day
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