Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Ollie Crafoord

  • Blood of My Blood

    Wynne Morrison, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Poet’s statement: This poem ponders how giving blood is an almost religious experience—connecting with others, giving a part of oneself, a sacrament or sacrifice in stations like the stages of the cross.   Blood of my blood First station—awkward screening questions. Where have you lived? Who slept with? What other…