Oral history and transcript for an interview with Arden O’Donnell, Strong Medicine Oral History Project

Item Information

Title:
Oral history and transcript for an interview with Arden O’Donnell, Strong Medicine Oral History Project
Description:
Oral history and a transcript for an interview between Strong Medicine Project Coordinator Joan Ilacqua and Arden O’Donnell, Palliative Care Social Worker at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Taken 26 August 2014 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Topics include navigating Boston Marathon bombing survivors and families through a variety of issues, including: accepting money, amputation and other medical concerns, media appearances and requests, and First Lady Michelle Obama’s visit. O'Donnell also describes feeling protective of patients, and her thoughts on Boston Strong. [Click here to go to full transcript.]
Creator:
Strong Medicine Oral History Project
Creator:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) (repository)
Contributor:
Ilacqua, Joan (interviewer)
Contributor:
O’Donell, Arden (interviewee)
Date:
August 26, 2014
Format:
Documents
Genre:
Digital audio format
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Strong Medicine: the Healing Response to the 2013 Marathon Bombing
Series:
Strong Medicine: the Healing Response to the 2013 Marathon Bombing
Subjects:
Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston, Mass., 2013
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
O’Donnell, Arden
Social service
Palliative treatment
Oral histories
Transcripts
Sound recordings
Extent:
1 oral history (1 recording, 1.45GB), and transcript (37 pages)
Link to Item:
http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13628
Terms of Use:
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
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Language:
English
Notes:
Interview undertaken as part of the Strong Medicine Oral History Project, Spring 2014
Identifier:
https://vimeo.com/106857471