It’s been a little longer between posts than usual. Since the coronavirus pandemic started (COVID-19 is the name of the disease!), it’s been a crazy world of changes, emotions, and re-adjustments. I wanted to wait a little bit before I wrote something, so I could let all my emotions settle.I don’t think anyone in the …
You may have already seen hundreds of posts on coronavirus, COVID-19, and various other hashtag worthy phrases in the past few weeks. You may be wondering why I would write a post on this topic and if I have anything new to add to it. The truth is I don’t know if I have something …
“May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” -Unknown What a great quote! I wish I knew who said it but I could not find any sources in my search. Happy International Women’s Day! Today’s topic was suggested by my good friend, who is also a woman in science, and is …
Two years ago yesterday , my son was born. It should have been an amazing day, except it was 10-11 weeks before his due date. It had been a scary week after my daughter was admitted to the hospital for a respiratory illness, which was followed by my admission to the hospital for bleeding. Three …
The last decade of my life has surely been both the best and hardest years of my life. I graduated medical school, followed that with 3 more residency and fellowship graduations, got married, had two children, one 6-week NICU stay, bought our dream house, and started my dream job, just to name a few things. …
‘Tis the season to get together with friends, family, and co-workers and celebrate the holidays. For me, this is also a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the future. What does this have to do with gratitude you may ask? It can be so easy to get caught up in the …
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead” was my motto all through high school, college, and even through the beginning of medical school. Other favorite things I liked to say were “go hard or go home” or even “work hard, play hard.” Oh, how I regret all of the above! I should have slept when I had …
Today I woke up and felt nauseous. I figured maybe it was some indigestion from the night before, took some medication, and got in my car to go to work. Doctors almost never take off from work when they don’t feel well. I knew the nausea I had was unusual, which prompted me to take …