I hate being pitied. I used to see myself as strong and capable, even tomboy-ish, and I took pride in that. I grew up playing baseball with the boys until they all hit puberty, and my parents made me switch to softball. Around the age of thirteen, I started playing the drums and spent my…
I would very much like to thank Julia Merrill of Befriendyourdoc.org for taking the time to write this for my blog. She reached out to me via the contact form because she is passionate about bridging the gap between patient and doctor. Julia is a retired nurse practitioner with many years in the medical field.…
Ever since Damar Hamlin was injured and subsequently went into cardiac arrest the other night on the field, I've been replaying some of my own experiences over and over again. Some of those experiences are of calls I've run as a paramedic where I did what they did and more, not even making $15/hr, and…
My mental state these days, my fear of dying, and reflecting on a special nurse.
It's time I came out of the closet. Again.
