2022 | Voices from the Wards, From the Editors
Contained within these pages are stories of joy and grief, triumph and loss, camaraderie and isolation.
2022 | Voices from the Wards, Front Cover
“Sunrise over Ogden” , photograph
You Are Irreplaceable
From third year through residency, your clinical training will
Just a Pap Smear
The speculum was lubed.
Mudblood
You were in DIC. Too pale to be alive.
Suction
Back is aching, can’t see anything.
I Don’t Speak Spanish
Buenos Dias, I say.
Interview
During the Adverse Childhood Events lecture my heart is racing.
The Laugh
They need a heart biopsy;
Will you be my doctor?
Patient struggling from COVID long-hauler syndrome.
Why Plastic Surgery?
The heart still beats in the burn victim without a face,
Days
There are some days where you feel –
You Will Lose
I know, I know, this is not a happy sentiment.
A Smile
Sleeping soundly on her hospital bed, a smile on her face.
No Heartbeat
Parents checking in on growing baby.
Night
Last night I dreamt of his chest underneath my hands.
Roller Coaster
Admitted for A-fib, cheerful 90-year-old
How Catatonic
They say eyes sparkle… Sapphire, a halo of sky.
IUFD – Intrauterine Fetal Demise
“It’s been a while since she felt baby move”
Day of Discharge
A patient eager to leave.
Slow Down
It’s 0631.
Red Lipstick
Admitted at 38 weeks with sepsis,
Ouch!
Ouch! I pull my finger away.
So What Now?
59-year-old with chest pain.
Time of Death
When she died her arms were wrapped around