Divya Bhatia and Qiuwei Yang sit down with Bridget Yang to discuss her piece,  Dear Anonymous Donor,” and the anatomy lab experience. Recorded October 2019.
Bridget Yang\u27s poem  Dear Anonymous Donor  and the transcript for this episode are available for download as additional files

Bhatia, Divya

Silk, Hugh

Yang, Qiuwei

Yang, Xinmiao Bridget

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Murmurs: Stories from Our Journey in Medicine Episode 4: Dear Anonymous Donor By Bridget Yang   Dear Anonymous Donor  Dear Anonymous Donor I knew I would meet you around the time when Fall starts to bloom, When the air begins to chill, a sensation on my skin that followed into the room. They told me you would be waiting, lying serenely supine The covers draped over you – does your skin feel the autumn air like mine? In my navy apron, falling almost to my feet I hovered over your body, ready to meet I thought I had been prepared all this time Yet I was not expecting the strength of your presence.  .  I had only seen plastic anatomical models, with symmetric proportions and spotless parts But you were more than what I had learned from books – you were perfectly human, each groove, an art As I looked closer I could feel that there was a story Dear Anonymous Donor, what were once your dreams, your worries? I stood in silence, wondering what you knew When you wrote us your handwritten message, and how these details make you, you. In neat ink, you printed your legacy across smoothened pages A cloth over your eyes held back memories from past ages It reminded me you had your own unique life,  I will not forget your generosity; in my memories, you survive.   

Episode 4: Dear Anonymous Donor

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Episode 4: Dear Anonymous Donor

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