"We didn't continue the conversation after that, but a few weeks later, a message popped up on my phone that stopped me cold: "I will be in Gaza on March 13, 2025, and I would like to present you with my own stethoscope - so you will remember me throughout the rest of your journey in medical school." She added: "If you need anything from outside Gaza, I could bring it to you. And if you want me to take something from Gaza to someone in the U.S., I'm willing to do that as well.""
"I sat there, stunned, reading her words over and over. A stethoscope. A gift, a gesture, an offering across the miles. It hit me then - she was coming to Gaza on a medical mission, as a vascular surgeon, to help patients clinging to life. I was overwhelmed by her kindness."
A tribute to Gaza doctors went viral, prompting global responses and an influx of Instagram messages. A U.S. vascular surgeon, Dr. Alison Kinning, sent supportive words and later messaged that she would visit Gaza on March 13, 2025. She offered to present a personal stethoscope to the medical student and to carry items into and out of Gaza for those in need. The offer was received with stunned gratitude; the stethoscope was seen as a tangible gesture of solidarity. The surgeon planned a medical mission to care for patients in Gaza. The narrator then mentioned a sister who had been struggling for months to send items.
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