In T-shirts to Tux , I  have traveled to many a place this year.

Can’t wait to start?

For sometime I kept waiting on events to start my life - my happiness. I told myself that “once I am done with medical school” or “once I am in a relationship “ or “once I am finished with training” then everything will be fine. Then it hit me, oh sh#t! This is it - life. I realized that though I am not perfect, yet I had so many blessings and so much to be proud of. I’ve learnt to appreciate life and continue to strive to be more grateful for where I am now. Looking back at weeks, months and even years and accompanying challenges, I am amazed by where I am today. 

In the midst of our struggles, we often tend to undermine the importance of our meager maneuvers and how much it helps as learn and grow. I can honestly say that I have grown from the past, grateful for where I am, and excited about where I am headed. I still have big goals and ambitions...and I still fantasize, but that does not diminish each moment leading up to them. Don’t wait on life because it’s not waiting on you. This is it!

Love is easy , hate won't win...

Another day on duty.  A privilege to serve.

 It's been over two years since  I moved into my new home (hospital) as a 'resident' and surprisingly I am still finding treasures that make me love it here.

This month, I am stationed at the Anesthesia Clinic, where  our team render medical interventions to optimize patients for surgery. Needless to say, I encounter a broad spectrum of people - neonatal to geriatric patients. I must confess, however, that my favorite group of patients are the pediatric patients. Not because they often have a meager list of morbidities but they tend to be mostly welcoming, cheerful, loving, full of hope and innocent optimism.

In the wake of recent racially charged and hate-filled events ( #Charlottesville), we can all certainly use a cue from children - to be cheerful and loving because these expressions are natural, inherent qualities that we are born with. Hatred and strife are manufactured. 


“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela

Perhaps you may be wondering what I have been up to. By the grace of God, I graduated  from medical school in  2015 and started my residency training in Anesthesiology and Perioperative medicine. It has been an interestingly challenging yet exciting journey. Many successes have been chalked, some failures, despair, disappointments and a lot of learning and growth. Overall, optimism is winning; today and the future will be the beneficiaries.

One exciting day in March 2015. Matched into Anesthesiology

                                  

WFSOM class of 2015

They made this experience richer

Seyram was just as excited as I was.

My sister Yvette and I on match day

A surgeon and two Aneshesiologists