I interpret at Akron Childrens Hospital. At the end of sessions the provider asks “Do you have any questions?” The other day during a pulmonology appointment a mom asked a question that broke me up. I lost all sense of decorum and laughed aloud. Here is the scene. A nurse practitioner took great pains toContinue reading “Do you have any questions?”
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A single red thread
COLORS AND CULTURE What does red signify in your culture? Red stones such as garnets and rubies were believed to have health-giving and disease preventing properties. In Rome, children wore red coral as a talisman to protect them from diseases, and in China, for similar reasons, children always wore a piece of red clothing. MyContinue reading “A single red thread”
The Interpreter Fellow 