This past Friday, in front of my family, friends, colleagues, and teachers, I accepted my diploma during the graduation ceremony for the UCLA psychiatry residency program.While it wasn't my real …
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The Aftermath
At 5am this morning I woke up, briefly (long enough to eat a bowl of cereal and watch an episode of Silicon Valley on my iPhone). Recently I've been sick, exhausted, nauseated, and so physically …
Loss
First, I loss my health. It happened when the tumor grew. It grew so fast I lost the time to choose. They said I'd lose my fertility, too.Then I lost my hair, my body. It shrunk and shriveled up …
My New Column
This is going to be a brief update because I'm pretty consumed these days with a new, unexpected stressor (on top of everything else already going on... ugh). I'm not sure when I'll be back and able …
The Second Wave
I am riding the Second Wave.The Second Wave is when, months after your diagnosis, you feel like you're being told you have cancer all over again, because you never really heard it the first …
I Can’t Write Today
Sorry everyone, I can't write today. I'm too tired, I'm too tired, I'm too tired.I'll be back when I can. …
