In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Pun Demon
In one of my electives on pregnancy and childbirth, we had a guest speaker today who has three children, all delivered through different methods. Her first was a C-section, her second was with a doula, and her third occurred in her home. She was describing her third birth: she felt her water break and was hobbling out the door to get to the hospital when she realized that the baby was on its way. They didn't make it to the car, and she had her baby on the front porch. She and her husband sometimes refer to that kid as their "step-child."
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