Month: February 2018
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The ghosts of yesteryear
Sarah Howard Boise, Idaho, United States The Original Mercy Hospital Building in 20141 Some old buildings are drenched in mystery, regardless of their intended purpose or how many times they have been remodeled. I have often considered that the grand, century-old, empty building down the street was no exception, and furthermore, I stick to the…
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The Polish White Cross – birthed on American soil to support Polish soldiers abroad
Magdalena Grassmann Bialystok, Poland Eva Niklinska Nashville, Tennessee, USA Helena Paderewska with the nurses of The Polish White Cross, 1918 Polish White Cross Symbol Polish medical heritage in the United States has a long history built on the efforts of Polish physicians, nurses, and pharmacists in many American universities, hospitals, and private practices.…
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Unfinished business: end of life care and regrets in the films of Akira Kurosawa
X.M. Griffiths Tuckahoe, NY, USA Director Akira Kurosawa (center) with actors Takashi and Miki Odagiri on the set of Ikiru (1952). Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. Death and mortality were recurrent themes in Akira Kurosawa’s works but the director examined the issues most acutely in the films Ikiru (1952) and…
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Mrs. M’s refusal
Ladan Golestaneh Bronx, New York, United States My role as a physician includes foregoing a prescriptive approach to some patients in favor of a supportive one. Yielding to a belief system that does not fit the structure of my many years of training feels like a personal failure. But sometimes I know I have…