子曰，危邦不入，乱邦不居。

 

THE CONTEXT

8月6日阿富汗一支外国医疗队的8名外国医生被枪杀。一起被杀的有6名美国人、1名德国人female、2名阿富汗人interpreters。还有一名英国国籍的华裔女医生Karen Woo 。

They had been working with Christian charity the International Assistance Mission, providing eye care in remote villages.

WHO IS WHO

吴凯伦，Karen Woo ，Karen Su Ying (Cori) Woo，《星期日独立报》透露：她的父亲是香港人，母亲是英国人。

Dr Woo spent five years working as a general surgeon, most recently at St Mary's Hospital in London, before joining Bupa as an associate medical director in 2008.

She left in late 2009 to carry out humanitarian work in Afghanistan.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/afghanistan/7932055/Killed-in-cold-blood-the-British-doctor-who-went-to-help-in-Afghanistan.html

吴凯伦有一个经常更新的博客 ，讲述了她参加阿富汗医疗队的动机和感受。

 

HER FAMILY

Karen Woo and her fiance Mark 'Paddy' Smith

She was due to marry a man she had met while working in Afghanistan.

Britain identified its citizen as Karen Woo, 36, a surgeon who gave up her private clinic job to do relief work in Afghanistan, and whose fiancé was waiting for her in Kabul so they could return to Britain to get married, according to news reports from Britain.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/09/world/asia/09afghan.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

Mr Smith told the BBC: "If you look at her life she was an incredible human being. You don't find too many people like Karen Woo in this world

"It is such a loss to the people of Afghanistan that someone that cared so much has gone.

"There are so many different things I will miss about her. Her love for life.

"Anyone who met her couldn't help but smile. She made people happy. She helped people wherever she could. She made time for people. If people needed assistance she would always be there. She could never say no, sometimes to the detriment of what she was doing.

"She was somebody you could rely on. She never let you down."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10907188

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

Dr Woo was working alongside the International Assistance Mission (IAM) to set up a mother and child's clinic in Nuristan.

 Dr Woo co-founded an charity called Bridge Afghanistan and raised thousands of pounds for emergency provisions for flood victims, education projects and medical supplies. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7932802/Afghanistan-murdered-doctor-Karen-Woo-about-to-marry.html

 

PERSONALITY

Dr Woo had trained first as a dancer, model and even been a wing walker on stunt planes before retraining as a doctor and surgeon in her 20s.

Ahead of the trip on which she was killed, Dr Woo had written a letter to likely benefactors, telling of the expedition's aims.

She wrote in the letter: "The trek will not be easy; it will take three weeks and be done on foot and with packhorses - no vehicles can access the mountainous terrain.

"The expedition will require a lot of physical and mental resolve and will not be without risk but, ultimately, I believe that the provision of medical treatment is of fundamental importance and that the effort is worth it in order to assist those that need it most."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10902094

Her medical convoy was travelling through Badakhshan towards Kabul on Wednesday after spending three weeks in the mountainous terrain of Nuristan where the medical team were delivering medical care and supplies to the people living there.

 

 TRIBUTE

家人随即发表了一份声明：

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10907097

Dr Karen Woo family statement

Our loving and talented daughter/sister Karen Su Ying (Cori) Woo has been tragically taken from us. She was due to be married on her return to the UK.

Her motivation was purely humanitarian. She was a Humanist and had no religious or political agenda.

She wanted the world to know there was more than a war going on in Afghanistan, that people were not getting their basic needs met. She wanted the ordinary people of Afghanistan, especially the women and children, to be be able to receive healthcare.

Her commitment was to make whatever difference she could. She was a true hero, whilst scared she never let that prevent her from doing things she had to do.

She would not want this tragedy to overshadow the ongoing plight of those still in the greatest of need.

Karen you were an inspiration to everyone you met. You combined brains and beauty, intelligence, drive and kookiness in equal measure. You led an intensely packed and rich life: dancer, model, stunt plane walker, doctor and aid worker. Whatever you set your mind on you did so with passion.

You were the embodiment of seizing the moment. You went through life always believing the best of everyone despite everything you've seen.

We are so proud of the work you were doing and all that you have achieved.

You made a difference in people's lives and for that you will not be forgotten. You will be sorely missed by us, your family and friends, here in the UK, around the world and in Afghanistan.

I hope that the legacy you leave is to inspire others to give love and aid rather than perpetuate hate and violence.

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