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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
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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
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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
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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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Anxiety Management, or Musings of the Unrested Mind
On Jan 9th 2026 around 11pm I said goodnight to my younger sister and my niece, both of whom had come by visit me this weekend, and turned in for the night with my husband. Two hours ago, I was… Continue reading
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