Imagine handing over your body knowing you cannot speak, object, or withdraw consent.

That is what surgery requires.

Medical trust isn’t abstract.

It lives inside operating rooms, ICUs, infusion chairs, and in the quiet moments when you wake in pain at 2 a.m., reach for the light, and decide whether to take the medication on your bedside table.

In a society divided by politics, that trust is under strain, and patients feel it first.

🧵⬇️ What follows is a full piece on medical trust, anatomy, and what happens when neutrality no longer feels guaranteed.

It’s long.
It’s deliberate.

Please read it in order. ⬇️

I wasn’t planning to write this today.

But after yet another scheduling issue, another reminder of how thin the margins are in healthcare right now, it feels important to say something more systemic, not personal. Understaffing in healthcare doesn’t just strain the system.
It quietly changes what people are allowed to get away with.

The Addiction Myth: Why dependency isn’t the same as addiction.

They’ve blurred the lines on purpose — and pain patients are paying the price. 🧵 I walk into a coffee shop, order my usual, sip it, and get on with my day.

I’m not sneaking behind the counter to scoop beans, demanding a triple-shot “for fun,” or casing the place for a late-night heist.

I just want my coffee so my morning works.