Here We Go

“The ebullient narratorial voice, inspirational chapter headings, and well-chosen anecdotes make the book feel less like a text and more like a conversation between friends.”—Kirkus“[A] spirited debut guide to inspire readers to live more adventurously”—Publishers Weekly

Eleanor (Ellie) Hamby is an international documentary photographer. She has traveled to one hundred twenty countries and all seven continents, “always with my camera at my side.” Ellie maintains homes in Abilene, Texas, and Namwianga, Zambia, where she returns each year to co-direct the Zambia Medical Mission. Namwianga Mission includes schools, a hospital, a radio station, and an orphanage. Ellie has three children who have blessed her with grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Dr. Sandra (Sandy) Hazelip is a geriatrician. She has served in the past as president of the Texas Geriatric Society. After spending many years limiting her practice to residents in long-term care facilities, she now serves as one of the physicians for Hospice of the Big Country. She also is a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother and has taken her grandchildren on medical mission trips to both Zambia, Cambodia, Romania, Russia and China.