Whenever I pass that room, though, I will think of it as G.'s. A sacred sanctuary—where medicine, care plans, and labels like "incontinent" and "terminal" fall away and where priority is placed instead upon two human beings connecting at two different junctures of life, united in this powerful moment of G.'s creation and a shared love of chocolate. G.'s space. His quiet place. Final-year nursing student Erin Bowdish reflects on the connection forged with a patient on comfort care during mealtime. This essay placed third in the 2024 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest and was published in the October 2024 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.
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