What’s Wrong with You

Authors

  • Ben Margolis Autopsy Center of Chicago

Abstract

“What’s wrong wit’ you?” asked the shopkeeper.

     “Ain’t nothin’ wrong with me,” scowled Mr. Jackson as a flap of skin unfolded across his chest. Hinged at the side like an armoire door to Mr. Jackson’s body, the flap opened at the breast bone, curling outward towards his left arm.

Author Biography

Ben Margolis, Autopsy Center of Chicago

Ben Margolis, M.D., is director of Autopsy Center of Chicago.  The Center engages in legislative advocacy, community education, cancer research, casework, and family counseling.  Ben's poem, Invitation, was published in Medical Humanities (British Medical Journal, 2013).

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Published

2014-08-05

How to Cite

Margolis, B. (2014). What’s Wrong with You. Ars Medica, 10(1). Retrieved from https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/87

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