Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Melanie Cheng

  • Dear doctor

    Melanie ChengMelbourne, Australia It was her mother’s doing. After all, it was her mother who taught her how to read. Not just in the literal sense—with Little Golden Books a good year before she started school—but in the broader sense of the word, through the sharing of musty, broken-backed treasures. Entire summer holidays could be…