1989 Eleanor Protheroe
Palliative Care Physician • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
On Campus 1989 (and some summers) ∙ DIPCS ’02
I am a palliative care physician who, along with my husband (also a physician and Regent grad), worked in Africa for many years. Consideration for elderly parents brought us back to Canada, where we enjoy being with family, especially grandchildren—grandchildren are the best!
My journey since Regent:
My husband and I raised our three children in Africa, with a five-year hiatus in Canada when I had cancer. Working with HIV/AIDS patients led to a palliative care fellowship, and later the opportunity to mentor the start-up of a palliative care program at a government hospital in Kenya. I would describe my Christian journey as “a long obedience in the same direction”—sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes spectacular scenery, sometimes not, but with the sure knowledge that God is ever-present and ever-involved even when I am not aware.
