Starting this blog was a decision made to relieve stress during an intense surgical residency training. For me, writing has always allowed my mind an outlet — something that during difficult times in life is more than a necessity. The past five years I have spent focused on caring for individuals with a multitude of physical deformities — illness and injuries one can only attempt to explain — and have often placed my own mental and physical health aside. As I have stumbled my way through, I’ve come to realize that without an outlet, the mind becomes jaded in a way only those who care for others truly understand. As my life as a resident begins to set and change inevitably enters, this is my mind’s outlet — one I hope may provide others a similar benefit.

Our life is the creation of our mind — Buddha