Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Wheelchair

  • Wheeled chairs throughout the ages

    Mitchell BataviaNew York, New York, United States Wheeled chairs, which have enabled people with disabilities, injuries, and illnesses to engage more fully in society, have a long and somewhat imprecise history, spanning an evolution from wheelless vehicles such as litters to multi-wheeled mobile structures.1-3 Evidence of a beginning can be found on a fifth century…

  • What she sees

    Michelle KittlesonLos Angeles, California, United States I know she does not believe me,Why won’t you save my son?Why won’t you see what I see? Her firstborn; calm and chubby;Why can’t he walk? He’s one.Why won’t you see what I see? Genetic tests and biopsies,Why can’t you fix a Lamin mutation?I know she does not believe…