"When the entire world around you is a "Salle De Observation" or a Room of Obversation, you have no choice but to sit and listen. Whether it listening to patient's question, their answer, their pain, or their silence, a doctor must have a keen ear. Often time I find myself leaning closer to their beds to hear their voice. Not because I need to hear better, but because their voice needs to be amplified with my translation. From my ear, to the words that I speak, I am responsible for their voice. It is not an easy task, but I know that it is an important when I am translating for these patients. As they speak, Doctor Close looks at the patient and sometimes our eyes meet, but it is as if her eyes never move from the patient. All that matter with each consultation is the voice of the patient. Often times, I find, that we need to be the voice for each other. There are sounds, questions, pains, and silences that can not reach other people if it were not for an intermediate personnel. We can reach those who have not been given a chance to listen. We can amplify voices that are often muted and marginalized. All we have to do is listen and lean in a bit closer. "
