October

When I arrived at the hospice around 10 a.m., “Please pass me a beer” was the first thing Lucio said. That wasn’t how I was expecting to begin the conversation about the Making a Legacy project, but then again, it wasn’t about me. The elderly Italian gentleman, reclined in his hospice bed with half of his breakfast still sitting on the tray in front of him, was still living life on his own terms. I passed him a Peroni (after checking with the nurses like a typical nervous medical student), and sat down to explain the project.

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Patients with varicose veins (VV) have serpiginous or worm-like raised superficial veins in a lower extremity [Figure 1]. Indications for treatment include leg pain, persistent edema