Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician

Short stories, Travel and Health Information

Sam’s Story – part 2

Managing Diabetes – continuing Sam’s Story part 1 from April 18th 2018 I gave Sam a request form to get some tests done – a blood test to measure HbA1C … Continue reading

May 5, 2018

Sam’s Story – Part 1

Looking After Diabetes – some lessons from my diabetic friend A Story in Three Parts It was good to meet my old classmate Sam, after a lapse of many years, at … Continue reading

April 18, 2018

Camino de Santiago

An Ancient Way – A Way Back for Veterans? Based on my presentation at the annual conference of the Australasian Military Medical Association, Brisbane October 2017. In June this year, … Continue reading

October 13, 2017

Spain’s Mosque-Cathedral of Ciordoba

  A thousand years ago, the Spanish city of Cordoba was one of the largest and most prosperous cities in Europe. During the period that Al-Andalus (the region now known … Continue reading

September 24, 2017

A Soldier to Santiago

  There have been many books written by those who have walked the Camino de Santiago – but in A Soldier to Santiago, author Brad Generaux has given us a … Continue reading

September 11, 2017

Jerusalem – Israel’s Sacred City

Having entered the old city through the famed Damascus Gate I strolled down Al-Wad Street, the narrow stepped way sloping down towards the Via Dolorosa. On either side of this … Continue reading

July 5, 2017

Childhood’s End

A father and son journey along The Camino to Santiago

June 23, 2017

Australia’s Blue Mountains

A few months ago I had the privilege of taking part in the 2017 AusCamino Festival in the town of Blackheath in Australia’s Blue Mountains. It was to be Australia’s … Continue reading

June 2, 2017

Changing View of Cancer

A hundred years ago, there was no cure for cancer. People who were diagnosed with a cancer accepted it as a death sentence since, once diagnosed, all they could do … Continue reading

May 13, 2017 · 1 Comment

The Joys of the Camino

The Camino, I have come to realise, becomes and remains a source of joy to those who have undertaken this journey. ‘Joy’ says Dr C.T Shen in his book The … Continue reading

April 8, 2017 · 2 Comments
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