Relief Meeting in the GEM Court Garden, a vital hidden oasis in the center of the concrete VA campus. No office can compete with the roses and hummingbirds here. My friend waits with notebook, pen, and stories under the great oak’s shade. We forget concrete, remember ourselves as we share stories that restore and guide us.
–Rachel Brenner, MD
Postponement How vulnerable do you want to be? We’ve good notes. But are they stories to share with others? So many thoughts in my head. Where to begin? Maybe we’re not ready quite yet … Let’s take another stroll around the garden And try again tomorrow: Return to our secret garden, breathe in sweetness, reset our bearings.
–Tiffany Volden, MD
Respite in the Garden, Literature by Rachel Brenner, MD & Tiffany Volden, MD
Rachel Brenner, MD
Visiting Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Tiffany Volden and Rachel Brenner are both Geriatricians who practice at the Salt Lake City VA. They frequently meet up in the GEM Garden to discuss work, life, philosophy, and any other topic that wanders into their minds. They
collaborated on these two stories to convey the respite they seek from these
meetings and the vulnerability they continue to encounter along the way.
Voices from the Faculty:
2022, "Relief"
2022, "Postponement"
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Tiffany Volden, MD
Assistant Professor; Department of Internal Medicine
Tiffany Volden and Rachel Brenner are both Geriatricians who practice at the Salt Lake City VA. They frequently meet up in the GEM Garden to discuss work, life, philosophy, and any other topic that wanders into their minds. They
collaborated on these two stories to convey the respite they seek from these
meetings and the vulnerability they continue to encounter along the way.
Voices from the Faculty:
2022, "Postponement"
2022, "Relief"
View more for Tiffany Volden, MD →
