For haunted, and her generous cadaver, Carl.
This is my body,
The shell of my being,
Which is given to you.In final offering
To the world
I share the elements of life.
From these old bones,
These ligaments,
My sinews and my nerves
May that life force
That ran in me
Shine forth once more
And pass to you
The knowledge and the power
That help sustain
The miracle of life.
— An anonymous writer on donating his body to medical science.
Today was the last day of anatomy lab. Bittersweet; maybe it’s just Stockholm Syndrome but I feel very close & connected to my dissection group, my TA, my professor, &—of course—my cadaver, Carl. Thank you Carl. Thank you for donating your body so I could learn. Thank you for letting me see your middle ear ossicles today. Thank you for letting me see your cranial nerves. Thank you for helping me understand.
