Poetic M.D.
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08/01/2024
I found myself reading on spinal cord, and I am reminded by my patient, a young adult male who suffered from triplegia, meaning he cannot move both of his lower extremities and his left upper extremity anymore.
His case is quite challenging aside from the fact that his presentation was really acute and his review of systems were generally unremarkable.
But I am reminded more of how despite his condition he remained optimistic. Imagine he continues his studies even during his confinement with his only preserved right upper extremity, he continues to take down notes from his learning during zoom classes. He would always smile during our rounds and remain patient and would always say thank you.
And I realized that as doctors, we also take inspiration from our patients. We are inspired to do more and be more. Despite the odds, and countless of struggles in between; sometimes it’s the patient who saves the doctor.
--Poetic M.D
10/12/2023
There are days where I look back and still can’t believe of where I am now. Of all that happened before I ended up here, of the bumpy roads I’ve walked, heavy rains I went through, and nights I’ve endured? I never thought living a life as calm and purposeful as this would be possible. Sometimes when I look back I still can’t figure out how I made it. I still can’t believe how I can just lay down here and watch the skies. How I can feel so secure with my people. How I can laugh, dance, sing. Share, teach, dream. I still get hit by the fact that I’m living the life I thought was too good to be true.
I know there’s still a long way to go. There’s a lot more storms to face. I believe, though, that where I am now is not the best place to be forever but the best place to be at the moment. I refuse to move back and look too far ahead. This time, I’ll be here. In this moment. Making the most out of every second.
—Ali
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The year is coming to an end, and this post if for everyone who had lost a loved one this year.
We never knew that this kind of visceral and aching pain ever really existed until we lost our loved one- as if your heart is being crushed in a way you could not describe.
And the grief just really come in waves, at times it feels calm and you feel okay, then something reminds you of them and the waves of sadness and grief starts to find its way. I don’t think we will ever get away with these waves, but it is also not good to allow ourselves to get drown.
I don’t think that we will ever move on with the loss of a loved one, but that doesn’t mean we cannot move forward. We will move forward, because that is the only direction God has given us; and just because they are gone doesn’t mean we can’t take them with us.
We can still take our memories of them with us wherever we may go. We can take them with our achievements, with our aspirations, with everything in between.
We will find comfort in knowing they are in a better place, just waiting for us. And until then we must do our best to lead a good life, to reach a good end. The wound left by their departure will surely not mend, but we can take the pain as our friend. After all, this world is just as temporary as the pain and grief we are feeling. Indeed, to God we all belong, to Him we shall all return.
We miss you Papa every single day. I’ll see you smiling in between the waves of each seas. We will always pray. I’ll see you walking towards us under the tall and green trees.
May God elevate your status in heaven. Ameen
—Poetic M.D
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