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"𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝘿𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤. 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙. 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙. 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩." --- There has been such sad news for all of us in the Rehab Department this week. One of the kindest and nicest nurses I've ever met and had the pleasure of working with throughout residency passed away unexpected. He was always so fun to work with and you can tell he truly cared about his patients. He will be missed dearly. Although I didn't know him well, I tear up every time I think about it. He was so young, was about to start a family of his own, and had a bright career ahead of him. I think I'm still in utter shock, and my brain is trying to process how this could have happened. This post goes out to him and his family and serves as a reminder to live your life to the fullest and appreciate each and every single day we have on this earth. And don't forget to tell those you love how you feel (I know I'm personally guilty of not doing this enough), because life is too short and you don't know what may happen. ❤️
A little different post than usual, but I was looking down at my nails on the subway on the way back to work earlier. I literally just got a manicure 2 weeks ago, and my nails have already grown out so quickly! Did you know one of the 1st signs of a change in a healthier lifestyle is the growth of your hair, skin, & nails? At the same time, if you have poor nutrition, it's the 1st place to show signs of damage with brittle, hair, skin, & nails. The skin is largest organ in the body. And when your body lacks the proper nutrients, it's smart in the sense that it conserves by delivering vital nutrients to your heart and brain to keep your body functioning. But your integumentary system suffers. Your skin's turnover rate is ~30-40 days, so with any change in diet can manifest in a matter of weeks. I definitely owe a lot to the 50+ superfoods in my daily morning shake! It's equivalent to eating 5-6 salads yet tastes like a milkshake. And on my cheat days, I have the assurance that I am still getting all the nutrients I need. Great for me health-wise but not for my gel manicures that never last very long 😂
What better way to spend a rainy Sunday night? Wasn't a lottery win but really wanted to see Jordin Sparks live! 😍 🤞Maybe I'll win the Sara Bareilles souvenir package...
"𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙖 𝙙𝙤." --- Crapload of laundry in the background that's on my to-do list this weekend. Sometimes it's nice to just have a weekend to catch up on sleep and errands. 🤣#residencylife The 2 24-hour calls this week really took a toll on my body. I guess after almost 4 years of residency, my body is finally retaliating... 3 admissions and 2 discharges yesterday also kept me pretty busy. Ended up coming back and sleeping until noon, and then got up and ran some errands. Then binge-watched The Handmaid's Tale (finally on the last episode of the 3rd season!) until I realized it was 9:45PM and I still hadn't worked out. 😬 So here I am. Hard-core HIIT workout done on a Saturday night. My life is extremely exciting. 😅
Hot pot with the coolest foodies in the program. ❤️ #rehabresident #rehabmedicine #rehablife
"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝. 𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪." - 𝙈𝙚𝙡 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙨 --- Got to spend my post-call day with Mel Robbins again... This is getting to be a great routine. 😜 Sat front row again but this time on the other side of the stage. At one point, I'm behind some chairs 😂 so look for me! --- Today's segment shared a story of a gentleman with PTSD from hazing/being bullied as a freshman on the college football team. Usually when we think of PTSD, we think of war veterans. However, it is also very much prevalent among those who were victims of bullying, sexual abuse, and trauma. As the gentleman told his story, I actually teared up. It reminded me of a particular incident in high school. My neighbor and I got off the bus after school. I didn't really know him or had ever talked to him. I just knew he was 2 grades younger than I was. As the bus left, he got really close to me saying, "Ching. Chang. Chong," in a sing-song manner. And laughed in my face. I was angry, but I tried not to let it show. I just ignored him and kept walking. Since, I presume, he didn't get the reaction he wanted, he proceeded to say, "Go back to China!" That was when I speed-walked home and cried to myself. Sadly, that wasn't the 1st time I'd been discriminated against because of my ethnicity. I used to feel ashamed to be different - to be Chinese American. I wanted so badly to fit in especially when I came back to the U.S. after spending 1st grade in China (yes, I was actually born here, so his statement was terribly presumptuous). And it was because I was made to feel different by other people in a negative way with snide remarks over and over again growing up. As I got older though, I've learned to embrace what makes me unique. But it took a long time for me to get to that point. I truly believe that what happens in our childhood we carry into our adult lives. But just remember, no matter the situation, 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲. #melrobbinsshow #melrobbins
"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚." --- Happy Tuesday! 😁 Had such a relaxing and fun long weekend at home (I think it's the 1st time in years since the beginning of med school? that I have Columbus Day off). And now I'm back I work, welcomed by a 24-hour call - gotta love residency.