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2025: The Year That Changed Everything
I walked into 2025 carrying stitches, exhaustion, and a kind of hope I wasn’t sure I could hold yet. It had only been two weeks since my VSG surgery, and my body still felt like borrowed space. Every movement required intention. Every sip of water had to be measured. My abdomen was sore and swollen,…
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One Year Later: Still Becoming
One year ago, on December 19, 2024, I stepped into an operating room carrying far more than a hospital bag. I carried years of frustration. Years of quiet hope that I rarely said out loud. Fear that I had learned to live with. Faith that flickered but never fully went out. And a determination that…
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What I’d Tell My 18-Year-Old Self: 13 Years Later
If I could sit across from my 18-year-old self—the girl who smiled on the outside but carried questions she didn’t know how to ask—I’d hold her hand and whisper, “You’re going to make it, and one day you’ll be so proud of who you’ve become.” It’s been thirteen years since my senior year of high…
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Coming Back Home: Finding Myself Again in Healthcare
Cracks and Light “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” —Leonard Cohen When I first read those words, I didn’t realize how much they would one day echo my own journey. For so long, I believed that cracks meant failure—that if I admitted I was struggling, I was proving I…
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The Five Questions I Get Asked Most After VSG Surgery—And What I Really Think
The Hidden Conversations Behind Transformation After undergoing vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) in December 2024, I entered a new chapter of my life—one that came with profound transformation, not just physically, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. People see a physical change and naturally have questions. Sometimes those questions are supportive, kind, and genuinely curious. Other times,…
Growth Beyond Obstacles 