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Dr. Melissa Freeman never chased fame, fortune or followers, but devoted every waking hour to her patients.
Dr. Melissa Freeman walked the bustling streets of New York with a quiet grace, her warm smile often greeting strangers in passing. Amidst the city’s millions, this extraordinary woman served God by caring for the sick.
Sadly, the kind and loving doctor who was a granddaughter to a slave died in her Bronx home at the age of 98. She led a life of service, and we have so much to learn from her witness.
I first met Freeman in 2020. I arrived at her small private practice in Harlem, where, inside, she was finishing up her busy day’s work. We had scheduled an interview, but she was still seeing patients, delicately taking her time with each one. Sitting in the waiting room, I could hear her voice murmuring down the corridor, as her niece, also named Melissa, fielded phone calls and booked appointments at the desk. When I asked her niece if it was always this busy, she chuckled and said, “We can be working until midnight sometimes.”
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Dr. Melissa Freeman walked the bustling streets of New York with a quiet grace, her warm smile often greeting strangers in passing. Amidst the city’s millions, this extraordinary woman served God by caring for the sick.
Sadly, the kind and loving doctor who was a granddaughter to a slave died in her Bronx home at the age of 98. She led a life of service, and we have so much to learn from her witness.
I first met Freeman in 2020. I arrived at her small private practice in Harlem, where, inside, she was finishing up her busy day’s work. We had scheduled an interview, but she was still seeing patients, delicately taking her time with each one. Sitting in the waiting room, I could hear her voice murmuring down the corridor, as her niece, also named Melissa, fielded phone calls and booked appointments at the desk. When I asked her niece if it was always this busy, she chuckled and said, “We can be working until midnight sometimes.”
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Remembering Dr. Melissa Freeman, Granddaughter to a Slave: A Life of Service
Dr. Melissa Freeman never chased fame, fortune or followers, but devoted every waking hour to her patients.