Katherine Gaalswyk

Meridyth Harnish

“I want to become a surgeon because of the experience I had during my tonsillectomy…I had really bad tonsil stones and had to get them removed…I remember having them put the IV in me and hearing music as I was rolled into the operating room. I remember hearing the song ‘Come And Get Your Love’—the song at the start of the movie Guardians of the Galaxy movie—and it was a very light-hearted and happy environment…then they told me to countdown from 10, and I was asleep. After I woke up, I reflected back on my experience. All of the surgeons looked happy, and I want that for myself.”