AnneC.

And just like that, we are married! The past few months have been heart-very-light-kind-of-nice. <3 It feels actually weird to have someone with you 24/7 at home (and not the hospital). And nope, I'm not complaining.  As usual, I've been wanting to write but not finding any inspiration until today.  I've been reflecting, more of day dreaming, while reviewing for the board exam and I just want to write down some, well, thoughts.  I grew up in an environment where there are things that should never be talked about, just because you don't want to make things worse. And it did not make things worse, but it did not make them better as well. I learned that words can make or break someone. And that if you do not have anything nice to say, it was better to shut up. And because if you say mean things, no matter how true, these may hurt people. However, this mindset did not shield me from getting hurt. This was also why I hated confrontations. Because I only thought that confr...

Hooray for another milestone. Apparently, 2 years flew by quite fast, that today was my last day of Nephrology fellowship training.  As I quote from my last blog entry after finishing residency:  "I [still] remember finishing internship and saying to myself that I need more training (I was really scared) before facing the real world as a physician. I remember the heartache of not getting into my dream residency program. And eventually understanding God’s plans year after year after year in the institution where He placed me to learn and mature as a physician."  My clerk/intern self would have never imagined I'd choose this subspecialty. But compared to my residency drama of a heartbreak -  choosing nephrology and getting into the program I want and now eventually finishing it - was more of rainbows, sunshine and butterflies. (see post http://annetitled.blogspot.com/2019/06/rainbows-sunshine-butterflies.html)  Like any other milestone, reaching this one was a 2 y...