A young physician's journey of recovery from surviving breast cancer to coping with the traumatic stress of providing front line care during the COVID pandemic
I listen to the gentle waves lapping at the beach. A gentle breeze rustles my hair as I stare out across an emerald ocean. After several weeks of self-neglect I am finally focusing on self care with a visit to the beach. As I gaze across the bright white sand my mind drifts. Today I …
My eyes are puffy and my head aches. I am starting my night shift in just a few minutes and I am not feeling up to it. Today was a bad day, and I have hit another setback after cancer. I should have known…it was literally only yesterday I was feeling a sense of finally …
Read Tears and Unexpected Setbacks Part 1 here. I awake with a start. Like most mornings “Ouch!” is the first word that crosses my mind. The sun is filtering grey early morning light through the bedroom shades. I must have tweaked my broken hand in my sleep. It is already throbbing. It has been more …
Today I am still reeling from my first major setback since completing cancer treatment. It all started on a beautiful summertime Sunday morning. The sky was blue. The clouds were white and still tinged with the pinks and golds of sunrise. I was looking forward to my morning walk. After struggling with several days of …