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A remarkable glimpse into a world few of us see, courtesy the Chicago Tribune: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Every year, first-year medical students grapple with gross anatomy, approaching their first human dissection with a mixture of anticipation, anxiety or sheer dread.<\/p>\n

On Monday, 150 students at Loyola University Chicago<\/a>\u2018s Stritch School of Medicine approached their task with reverence, reciting prayers and bowing their heads as a Roman Catholic priest offered a blessing over the 18 shrouded cadavers \u2014 silent teachers who would guide the aspiring physicians\u2019 careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cadaver keeps speaking to you even in death,\u201d said Michael Dauzvardis, director of the anatomy course. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to listen to it. There are volumes of knowledge you can still learn from that person who made that ultimate gift.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, Salvation Army Maj. Debbie Sjogren, of Lombard, stepped up and addressed the students. Her late husband, Salvation Army Maj. Randall Sjogren, was likely under one of those sheets, she said, because he wanted to be one of the next generation\u2019s first patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband\u2019s prayer was: \u2018I\u2019ve always wanted my life to bring glory to God. Now I want my death to,'\u201d Debbie Sjogren recounted. \u201cHe prayed for every medical student that learns from his body and every patient of theirs that heals from the knowledge they receive.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read it all.<\/strong> <\/a> It\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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