Deirdre Neilen, PhD, shares a selection from Upstate‘s literary journal, “The Healing Muse,” every Sunday on “HealthLink on Air.” Neilen is the editor of the annual publication featuring fiction, poetry, essays and visual art focused on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing. Read The Healing Muse Cafe Blog.
Deirdre Neilen, PhD: Teddy Goetz is a medical student whose goal is to help people feel seen. Their poem "Green Thumb" offers a very different take on the future dreams of a physician. Here is "Green Thumb": As doctors, she says,
