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Article: Aid workers in Iraq, Afghanistan try to withstand stress from burnout, violence.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- July 8, 2004
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Byline: Dahleen Glanton
ATLANTA _ In the days when he was volunteering in Afghanistan, Dr. Brigg Reilley and a small group of other humanitarian aid workers used to sit in a circle on the floor in the Doctors Without Borders compound and talk about the tragedies of war.
With pillows propped against the wall, a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling and comfort food _ usually a local trail mix _ in the middle, each of them shared stories of what they had seen and heard that day while delivering medical services to people in need. Then they had to decide if it was worth the risk to go out again the following day.
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