A rotation in Uganda provides perspective to this medical student

In May 2014, I gave my Grandma Lou a call to say goodbye before heading to Guatemala for two months of research. She took the opportunity to tell me her cancer had relapsed, and she didn’t think she wanted treatment. I was so anxious the entire trip that that phone call would be my final goodbye to Grammy but she conceded to my family’s pleading to receive treatment that was …

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