They Cut Me Off In Med School—Until They Saw My Name On The ER Badge

be easy to say that I felt vindication then, some dark sense of karma finally coming full circle. But the dominant feeling wasn’t satisfaction; it was a heavy, complicated constriction in my chest.

Love doesn’t evaporate neatly just because trust does. Blood ties don’t dissolve just because someone cuts the metaphorical rope. They fray. They sting. continue reading …