Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Yara Abukhaled

  • The silence between us

    Yara AbukhaledMemphis, Tennessee, United States It was just after 2:00 a.m. when the mother rushed into the emergency department, her son cradled in her arms. He was ten years old, barely conscious, his face streaked with soot and tears. His legs were blistered and raw, glistening under the fluorescent lights. She tried to explain what…