2020 Fall Voices

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CREDIT: KELSEY GRAYWILL6 · SITES.DUKE.EDU/VOICES FALL 2020 · VOL 10, ISSUE 1
Meeting inMomentsTwo Weeks inPalliative CareToday, you know me.You gush about your trip to the McAdenville Christmaslights,a lifelong tradition,with vibrancy and joy illuminating your eyeslike a twinkling kaleidoscope of bulbs.You were there at the first lighting 63 years agoand you haven’t missed a year since.We decorate the small tree in your room togetherwhile you softly sing along to holiday songs byBrenda Lee, Elvis Presley, Loretta Lynn. You know everyword.You invite me to lunch because it’s vegetable soup dayCreamy - never chunky - your favorite.Today, I am a stranger.He could only express so much.or nod.or shake his headsometimes yes, others no.He wanted to live.What gives us dignity?we all strive to besomething in our lives.At the end of the day,will we holdonto the fire?Small gestures impact.I know. Now,I know.You eye me with distrust as I introduce myself,the Hospice volunteer.You decide that I am your cousin and your mood softens.We make plans to plant okra on your family farmand joke about how your dad’s Hyde County accent soundslike he“talks with rocks in his mouth.”Lindsey Chew is a 3rd year MD/PhDstudent at the Duke University Schoolof Medicine.With a giggle and a grin, you take me to the corner of yourroomand proudly showcase the little house you builtfor your cat, Maisie, and her precious litter of kittensusing wood pallets and some spare whitewash -a cardboard box filled with Ensure.Seth Flynn is a 2nd year medical student at the DukeUniversity School of Medicine.7 · SITES.DUKE.EDU/VOICESFALL 2020 · VOL 10, ISSUE 2
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