The child is lying face down on the exam table. She’s dressed in a johnny top that’s too short for her lanky frame. Her hair is clipped short, like a boy’s. She’s got a tuft of cotton wadding wrapped around her left index finger; the thumb on the same hand is thrust into her mouth through pursed lips. more»
My latest installment of Notes from a Healer — A Bad Day — is now online, newly published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine.
The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine is an online journal fostering discussion about the culture of medicine, medical care, and experiences of illness. Interested readers can access a list of editorial board members and regular contributors here.
