A strong connection

My first visit to Grace New Haven Hospital was when I was born in November of 1946. My mother was part of what was called "rooming in", which allowed newborns to be in the same room with their mothers. For several years I would come to the hospital to see Dr. Jackson who would perform a series of psychological tests. I have a very fond remembrance of Dr. Jackson to this day. I recall that during one session Dr. Jackson asked me to say as many words as I could in a one minute period of time. When I left her office I decided that I was going to do much better the next year so I memorized a list of words. It's almost 50 years later and I can still remember the list. She never asked me the following year.

The next time I had an overnight stay at the hospital was on June 25, 2001 when I underwent a lumpectomy for breast cancer. Again, my experience was a positive one. Although it is now called Yale-New Haven Hospital, I still feel a strong connection to the facility.

Kathleen Czarniak
Yale School of Nursing