fostering the humanistic practice of medicine publishing personal accounts of illness and healing encouraging health care advocacy

fostering the humanistic practice of medicine publishing personal accounts of illness and healing encouraging health care advocacy

Unfetter

About the Artwork

“This is a reflective piece on my observed experience with death and dying throughout my medical training. The piece features a person struggling with losing a loved one while also recognizing the peace that comes with the ending of debilitating disease. The medium is muslin fabric with black embroidery and watercolor. The piece is accompanied by a short poem with the same title.”

You can go
You have held on far too long
Something anchors you here
I cut your ties
I don’t want you to leave
But it is time
You can go

Claudia Aghaie-Butler is originally from Western New York. She attended medical school at the University at Buffalo and completed an internal-medicine residency at The Ohio State University. She is currently a fellow in hospice and palliative medicine at the University of Rochester.

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4 thoughts on “Unfetter”

  1. Absolutely beautiful – both the picture and the poem capture my feelings when my daughter was ill and dying. And once again, I’m watching a friend of 50 years go through the process. Thank you Claudia.

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