(Dedicated to Sunny, Zoe, and Eden) I’ve read the statistics. I’ve seen the countless Facebook posts that raise awareness. I’ve spoken with friends who have grappled with thoughts of suicide. But once you lose someone to it, the finality of it all is so severe. Over this past month, I learned of three souls who […]
Open Mic Legacy
Sometimes it feels as though clinic life can be all-consuming, and patients sometimes even make appearances in my dreams! It’s so important for me to have activities outside of work, and rather recently I found a new one. For some thirty-odd years, my father would play guitar and sing Russian folks songs on the first […]
The Daily Grind
In my humble opinion, a consistent routine is one of the most important aspects of the “daily grind.” I have had a nearly non-changing clinical schedule while working at Banfield over the past two years. 95% of the time (barring federal or Jewish holidays), I work Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, a pattern that has […]
