What are your dreams for 2008?

As my first day back from holidays, it has been very rewarding to find some very kind messages to this blog and in my email account, so thank you all!

I spent the last two weeks at the beach with my family and we celebrated New Year’s Eve watching the fireworks at the sea.

The New Year always makes us think of the dreams that we have and how can we make them real. This brings to my mind the dream that a Chilean lung and respiratory physician, Hector Anabalon, had. It was mid 2005 and I had just given birth to my daughter. At the clinic I got the flu so once back home I had to continue with the treatment. That is how I met Dr. Anabalon, since he came to my house to do a medical check. We started talking and he mentioned that he had always thought of developing a sleep centre to treat sleeping disorders in an integral way. I offered to check if there was some centre in the UK. So once I got back from maternity leave I helped him to exchange information with British companies. We got in touch with the Medical Director of the London Sleep Centre, Dr. Irshaad Ebrahim MBChB,MRCPsych, who got interested in the idea of developing a centre in Chile. We supported this UK-Chile association and organised a seminar at the Embassy where Dr. Ebrahim spoke about sleeping disorders and its impact on productivity. Finally, in March 2007, the Santiago Sleep Centre was opened and it has been very successful.

So, I wish you all an excellent 2008 and that all your dreams may come true.

Posted at 16:31 08 January 2008 by Maria Pia Gazzella  |  Comments[1]