Essays on being a physician-caregiver

What are gliomas? What is a GBM? I try to break down the basics of a disease process that seems anything but.

When I first shared the news with close family and friends, I should not have been surprised by the messages asking how they could help. I’ve been there before, when my father passed away from COVID six years ago. It is raw humanity, the desire to help. It is unalloyed goodness, something so pure and primal. Though selfishness seems to be in the forefront more often than not, especially when we look at the news, there are these moments that remind me at least that there are t

My husband and I listened to the Hamilton soundtrack ad nauseam during the peak of the pandemic. I cannot listen to it these days, not because I do not love the songs (I do). While we were indulging Hamilton, I had two out of three miscarriages. The songs, with their catchy rhythms and flawless harmonies, were inextricably linked with loss. But “The Room Where It Happens” persists as a favorite despite that association. This felt true especially looking back at the eve of my