2019 Update

It has been almost a year since I last posted. Not because my patient wife has not encouraged me often! There have been many new…

April 2018 Return to Nanjing

How great it was to see all the kids and be at the birth of Emili and Jon’s first child, Jack Wilder. We arrived on…

Our “Furlough” to the US

Becki and I left our home in Nanjing to travel to the birth of our sixth grandchild and first for Emili and Jon. We arrived…

Fourth Week

Becki has been busy with her English classes. What started out as two sessions a week with about 12-15 young doctors in each class, has…

Third Week

We have had a week of changing weather. Cold and rainy one day and sun shiny and relatively warm the next. It has not dampened…

Second Week

It was a full week with deepening of friendships. Becki and I attended a press conference announcing our joining Nanjing First Hospital. In addition to…

End of First Week

It has been a whirlwind week of operating, administrative meetings, and relationship building. Started off with several very challenging and major cardiac procedures, such as…

First Week in China 2018

Becki and I departed the US from Denver, CO on Monday, February 19th. Telling the six kids, spouses and grand kids, goodbye,  was tough, but…

Our Departure from the US-China 2018

Leaving from Denver for Nanjing Making our way to the gate in Denver Just arrived in Beijing (Plane in the background Tram to Domestic Terminal...