Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Terri Erickson

  • After the funeral

    Terri EricksonLewisville, North Carolina, United States Poet’s statement When my brother was killed in a tragic accident before his 21st birthday, the anguish I felt was unbearable. Watching my parents, particularly my mother, mourn the loss of their only son was almost worse. In retrospect, it seems that the emotional agony of losing a child…

  • Breast Cancer Suite

    Terri EricksonLewisville, North Carolina, United States Poet’s statement Since I became a published poet, it has been my privilege to spend a few hours volunteering at one of our local cancer centers, working with a very compassionate chaplain—one who understands the healing power of words. She invited me first, to speak with a group of…