Health Equity Clinical Specialist @googlehealth | Physician | Harvard Commonwealth Alumni| Founder @notjustablackbody | Speaker (These opinions are my own)
Feb 1, 2022 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
I know plenty have shared tweets about "checking on your strong friends". But I think many don't understand how powerful the gesture is. So I'll share my story...
In 2021 around Easter weekend, I had gotten to such a deep dark place I could not even trust myself to drive 1/
That weekend. I had plans to go home to New Jersey to be with my family. But in the weeks prior I was asking myself several questions,
"Would anyone care if I’m gone?"
"Does my life matter?"
"What’s the point of living?" 2/
Feb 13, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
I want to recenter this #Tulane conversation on #DrDenner. Last night on Clubhouse we heard from students & previous residents who spoke to Dr. Denner’s brilliance, elegance, inspiration, advocacy, & power. It brought me to tears. As they expressed how much she meant to them 🧵
When we talk about the need for representation. This isn’t just about patient outcomes, disparities, & diversity. Our #BlackPhysicians are our champions. They are our means of finding safe spaces, while being in institutions that feel unsafe, toxic, and like terror to trainees 2/
Dec 9, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
I’ve received many messages acknowledging my strength & resiliency for how I’ve handled losing both my parents to #COVID19. While I am grateful for every bit of the encouragement. I want to openly share some of the ugly parts because healthcare workers are not superhuman. 1/12
In June, when I went back to seeing patients in my primary care role less than 60 days after losing both mom and dad. I’d cry in between visits. Wipe tears, then get back on camera for the next Telemedicine visit. I had available PTO days but wasn’t allowed to take them. 2/12
