Unspeakable Move
Author: Yau Christian Edward
Year 1 Medical Student (2022)
I would like to thank the Great Body Teachers for their generous gift and great sacrifice. Our Great Body Teacher, Mr. Lee, was 80 and died of senility. Although much of his body (torso and head) had been dissected and transected, his hand was still completely life-like and perfectly preserved. Touching his hand, I felt unspeakably moved that even in death, he lives on to teach strangers though his own body. Moreover, I feel that this was also an important decision on the family's perspective, and I thank them wholeheartedly as well. Through the dissection practical, I truly felt the sacredness of anatomy real life dissections, like someone fully entrusting us with their bodies - another step in better understanding the roles and duties of a doctor.