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Learning about the various medications used to manage diabetes honestly shook me. Why? Because there are so many side effects! There is short acting, rapid acting, long acting insulin, each with different administration times, each with different peak times(or none at all). Sulfonylureas can have Antabuse like effects if taken with alcohol. Pancreatitis is aContinue reading “DM”

Yesterday I had an opportunity to chime in during our mental health discussion during lab. While I was nervous to speak, I knew that my message was important. It is very easy to “other” a person with mental illness by reducing them to a label for the sake of convenience: “The manic ones,” “the bipolarContinue reading “Personhood”

This past Saturday Beka and I attended a workshop about Undisturbed Birth, hosted by Amy Miller from Red House. It was incredibly enlightening. We watched an elephant birth, a tiger birth, an old documentary clip from late 70’s Brazil on squatting birth, birthing center births, and finally a “natural” birth at a hospital. I’m nowContinue reading “Revelations”

Months ago at my first clinical site(which was a long-term care facility), I shared an unforgettable moment with two beautiful elders. I told them I wanted to be a midwife. They shared a knowing look with each other and said “isn’t it funny how things are going back to how they used to be?” TheContinue reading “Continuing a legacy”

I had the pleasure of working under an extremely kind man by the name of Ralph, and I’ll forever thank him for his short but impactful presence in my life. During my exit interview, not only did we have a meaningful conversation, I walked away with a kernel of wisdom as well. He keeps aContinue reading “Kindred Spirits”