Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician

Short stories, Travel and Health Information

Taking the Gym Home

Exercising at Home during the period of Corona virus isolation isn’t difficult if you know how to ‘Take the Gym Home’ – and make your home conducive to regular exercise! … Continue reading →

May 12, 2020

Goodbye, Davo – a short story

The unexpected shell scored a direct hit on the Resuscitation Bay. One moment the team was hard at work, resuscitating the wounded soldier on the stretcher table – and the … Continue reading →

May 9, 2020 · 2 Comments

Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic

For the past few thousand years, we in South Asia have been greeting each other by touching our own hands together in a respectful Ayubowan or Namasthe greeting rather than … Continue reading →

May 7, 2020 · 1 Comment

Medication or Meditation?

While the value of meditation has been known in Buddhist and Hindu traditions from time immemorial, it is only recently that western medicine has come to acknowledge that meditation can … Continue reading →

May 6, 2020 · 1 Comment

Always a Princess – a short story

    It had, as usual, been an exhausting day for me and it was now time to leave. I had helped Sam to clear up while Lynne sat expressionless in … Continue reading →

May 3, 2020 · 17 Comments

Warning Signs of Heart Attack

Forewarned is forearmed…. Coronary heart disease (CHD) – principally because it is responsible for heart attacks – is the single leading cause of death in the modern world. Sadly, many … Continue reading →

April 28, 2020

Injecting Disinfectant

Most folk with even a modicum of medical knowledge would have been appalled by the recent pronouncement of American President Donald Trump that injecting disinfectant into human bodies might be … Continue reading →

April 25, 2020

Old Friends – a short story

It was during his Oxford days, he remembered with a start, that he had first seen the list of names. Cut into the Portland stone at Rhodes House, proudly displayed … Continue reading →

April 25, 2020 · 1 Comment

The Unpredictability of Life

One of the things we are all learning as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic is that Life is so unpredictable. Many of us have been so busy working hard, … Continue reading →

April 22, 2020 · 4 Comments

Doctor Uncle – a short story

“Good night, Sister. I’ll see you next month after I get back from Jaffna” “Good night, Doctor. Have a safe journey and don’t do any dangerous things.” “Thanks. I’ll try … Continue reading →

April 19, 2020 · 8 Comments
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