A native of Nigeria, in 1998, Tosin was serving as a nautical scientist onboard an oil tanker when both of the ship's generators failed. Tosin, along with 52 other crew members drifted out to sea, without any communications with the outside world. They soon ran out of food and had to catch fish and cook them on an improvised diesel-fueled stove. Without proper means to flush the ship's water tanks, they were forced to drink water that was far less than pure.
After 4 months at sea, the ship was spotted. All 53 crew members survived, but most were ill and required immediate medical attention. Radiological sciences played a huge role in diagnosing Tosin's condition. It was for this reason that he chose to devote his life to helping others through a career in radiology.
He will soon be headed back to Nigeria with the intention (and the know how) of opening his own clinic so that the residents of his country can get the radiological treatments they need without traveling overseas.
Tosin, as well as some of these images, is featured in the June/July 2009 issue of ASRT Scanner.
No comments:
Post a Comment