Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: unity

  • The role of lullabies in mother-baby attachment

    Özge Suzan Nursan Çinar Sakarya, Turkey   Lullaby by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. 1875. From Bartoli, Damien & Ross, Frederick C. William Bouguereau: His Life and Works. Via Wikimedia. A lullaby is defined as a sweet, gentle song that is sung to entice a baby to sleep. In Turkish folklore, a mother’s voice is very important for…

  • Together, We Are an Ocean

    Janet Cai New Brunswick, NJ   “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro   Together, the individual cells, lamellae, and glands featured in these paintings contribute to a complete functioning body. There is a kind of beauty about the individuality and unity simultaneously exhibited; as physicians, nurses, social workers,…