In the Spirit of Medicine: Residential Redemption
All our generations exist in us and one day our ancestors will carry us home.
In the Spirit of Medicine from KUMD
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Dr. Arne Vainio is an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and a family practice doctor on the Fond Du Lac reservation in Cloquet, Minnesota. His essays on life, work, medicine and spirit were published in "News From Indian Country," and you can find the link to his stories and more on our website at KUMD.org. In the Spirit of Medicine on KUMD is made possible by University of Minnesota Medical School- Duluth Campus, Ampers, and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
In the Spirit of Medicine: Suicide: The effect on those left behind
"One of the women at the bar told him, 'You Finlanders don't have the guts to shoot yourselves.' That was the last sentence he heard."
In the Spirit of Medicine: In Ojibwe, there is no word for goodbye
My son sat with my wife next to Ed. Irina stood at the head of the bed next to him.
In the Spirit of Medicine: Tonight he travels without me
Someone in recovery gave him a vest and a bustle to wear and he started dancing as a traditional dancer at powwows. “It took me a long time to remembe...
In the Spirit of Medicine: "Don't you worry about me"
She took both of my hands in hers and looked straight into my eyes. I could see the strength and resolve of many hard years looking back at me. "Youn...
In the Spirit of Medicine: Maybe he can recognize me now
There are maybe a double handful of people I really credit with my becoming a doctor. Walt Boorsma is one of them. I first met him when I was about 18...
In the Spirit of Medicine: "Shoulder!"
"Dr. Vainio, I'm so glad you were there," she said. It is often during critical events in healthcare that medical students learn from their mentors.
In the Spirit of Medicine: He wanted me to tell you he was sorry
"I deserve to die alone, Dr. Vainio. I was never any kind of father and I stopped at the bar on my way home every time I got paid. I never took him to...