"It seemed kind of like the hustle and bustle that they were getting on with their jobs, not really thinking about what it would be like for me to be going into this situation where I was really terrified," Hodge-Williams said. But that changed when the anesthesiologist arrived with a kind smile and a scrub cap covered in sunflowers. This simple act of kindness transformed a terrifying moment into something hopeful.
"In a kind of cheeky way, I said back to her, Well, what do you like to do?" Hodge-Williams recalled. And very calmly, she said to me, I like to sing. So Hodge-Williams asked her to sing. Then she proceeded to start singing 'The Phantom of the Opera,' which is what I drifted off to into the surgery, Hodge-Williams remembered. It was the most lovely thing.
"I can picture her almost with me through every surgery: her reassuring voice, how much it meant to me ... not just the science of medicine. It's that human connection that truly matters during difficult times." Hodge-Williams has faced many health challenges but remains grateful for the comfort provided by that anesthesiologist.
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