It’s difficult to think of something that could genuinely help people—and even harder to follow through with it. Ideas are easy to romanticize. You imagine the impact, the lives changed, the problems solved. But the moment you try to build something real, doubt creeps in. You start asking yourself if it’s even good enough. If …
Dear Resting Lab Face
In all honesty, my new motto entering the lab was: “Act like you give a sht.”* I would literally repeat it to myself before walking in. Not because I don’t care — I do. I genuinely love research. I love thinking deeply, solving problems, contributing to something bigger than myself. But I realized something uncomfortable: …
Dear Impossible, Diabetes Awareness Art Piece #2
Dear Impossible, You’re what people tell those with diabetes they shouldn’t try. I learned that after listening to someone describe their life — not in restrictions, but in motion. Cycling 235km in a single day. Eating freely. Living fully. Refusing to let a diagnosis become a ceiling. And yet, diabetes isn’t simple. It isn’t linear. …
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Creating My Autobiography 