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  • Is This All There Is?

    It has been two months since my last post, and every day I find myself being taken further and further away from the things I love and enjoy by the job I worked so hard to get. It is amazingly… Continue reading

  • Elastic Limit, or When Body and Mind Have Had Enough

    This morning I left the hospital after a particularly busy 24 hour shift and contemplated both my day and my life choices. The past few weeks have been particularly nerve-wracking, and with every passing day I am becoming acutely aware… Continue reading

  • Proof of Life

    I keep thinking I should write. I keep saying I will. But things are hard, and time is short. So I thought I would leave this here. To let you know that that things are not all fine, I am… Continue reading

  • Catching Up: Stress, Recovery and Gratitude

    I am sitting in by a window on the third floor of an apartment unit in Miraflores, Peru, watching the sun struggle to rise against a gloomy morning. Outside the neighborhood is very slowly showing signs of life: cars intermittently… Continue reading

  • The Irritation of the Soul

    I am exhausted. I am overwhelmed. I am overstimulated. This post should be longer, but it it 10:15 pm and I have to be up at three am. I am having an emotionally horrid month. I am a first year… Continue reading

  • On Finding Joy in the Challenges

    Last week, I was working the second half of a twenty four hour shift when I received a call about an incoming lung transplant surgery patient. Our institution is renowned for its transplant surgeries, specifically lung transplants. In 2025, according… Continue reading

  • The Man Who Loved Westerns

    This post was written on January 30th, 2026 0400 The following is an obituary, of sorts. It is a story of a man I knew only very briefly, but who I will likely remember for a long time Early this… Continue reading

  • Hobbies and Book Recommendations: Part 1

    When I found out I had matched General Surgery, I made a decision, among others, not to let residency take away the simple pleasures I currently enjoy, especially my favorite hobbies. In order of importance, I enjoy football (soccer), music,… Continue reading

  • TLC Tips from Intern Mid-year: Instagram Edition.

    Happy New month! I am so excited to be past the month of January, which for me was all about night shifts and insomnia. I plan to post a detailed recap of my month at some point, but I am… Continue reading

  • Marital Tiffs, and the Process of Figuring It Out

    This week’s post is five days late. It is also not what I wanted to post about. But it is 06:34am, I just had a drawn out argument with my husband, and I am on night shift schedule so I… Continue reading

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