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Life in Poland

Żelazne sumienie

If you can read in Polish, I recommend this article from Gazeta Wyborcza. It’s an interview with Professor Romuald Dębski and his description of how to have a conscience and do your job too.…

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So you wanna have a baby in Poland…

So, you wanna have a baby in Poland. You should start from choosing your hospital. After you have chosen your hospital, you should choose an OB/GYN associated with that hospital. Your OB/GYN will perform some tests, give you some…

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Women of Wroclaw, rejoice…

…for you have joined the civilized world. Anesthesia during childbirth is now available to the women of Wroclaw. And this time, they really mean it. Read more here. Such a headline could be read any given month over the…

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A sad update

On November 1st, my nephew’s mother-in-law died of breast cancer. She was 50 years old. She did not go to the doctor even though her lump was so large and in such a location that it was visible to…

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Ladies of Poland…

…of America, of the world – go to the doctor! I am starting my own campaign to encourage the women I know to go to the gynecologist once a year for a pelvic exam, a pap smear and a…