Nothing can truly prepare you for the death of a child. Nothing. When I decided to go into the field of pediatrics, I knew that the vast majority of the patient population I served were likely to survive the ailments that came their way, mainly because the bodies of young people are simply more resilient […]
Tell me why I woke up this morning at 7:45 AM bright-eyed & well-rested, ready to take on my day and filled with joy that I got to “sleep in” for a few hours after working in the hospital for ten days straight. Like, WHAT IS MY LIFE?? I’ve just come to accept the fact […]
Bruh, I was thiiiiis close to being able to say that I finally completed the interview trail. THIIIIIIIIIIS CLOSE! (I’m putting my index finger and thumb extremely close to each other over here for emphasis, you just can’t see it….so here’s an emoji 👌🏿) But thanks to the freakin’ snowstorm last week, a.k.a. Winter Storm Diego […]
Do you know someone who was diagnosed with cancer? Chances are that you do. Or at the very least, you may know someone who knows someone who was diagnosed. If you answered yes to the previous question, were you in the same room with them when they first found out? There have been various people […]
There was so much emotion around me. Laughs. Screams. Tears. Jumps of joy. Hugs. Kisses. It was the day that all medical students across the nation work tirelessly for; a day that determines our future and indisputably seals our fate. Match Day. The fourth years all around me had matched in various specialties in a number of […]