Dear Lab, Coming into the lab, I worried I wouldn’t fit in. Girl straight out of Nigeria. New to microbiology. New to American academia. New to everything. And then I walked into a room full of Indians, other Nigerians, Pakistanis, Koreans — Christians, Muslims, Hindus, atheists. Different sexualities. Different genders. Different ages. Different stories. And …
Dear Survival, Diabetes Awareness Art Piece #3
Dear Survival, You look like flying, but you don’t feel like freedom. This piece came from a conversation with a woman named Krishnaa. She spoke about the sheer amount of medicine and medical technology it takes to keep her alive — the supplies, the waste, the constant reminders that her survival is not effortless. Sometimes, …
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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 