CW: grief, suicide, transphobia Yesterday was Transgender Day of Remembrance and this was the first year I lost someone close to me to suicide. It happened in my last weeks on deployment and it wrecked me. Then on Twitter I was facing more harassment just for being openly trans and supportive.
Ah, Veteran’s Day. Just two years until I can I get to claim that title. 1.5 years left of active duty.
It’s wild to think that in just over a year I’ll be finding out where I’m going to Peds Endo fellowship. Long time coming, but we’re almost there!
Gonna cross post what will likely be my last post on Twitter/X: “Find me on Bluesky. I’m not sure I’m ever coming back to the toxicity of this site. But I wanted to leave a message here for all the trans and non-binary people interested in medicine and in medicine. You Belong.” 1/3
The day I value metrics over patient care is the day I should leave medicine. Not today, and hopefully, not ever.
Med Ed opinion: Written feedback has very limited usefulness. It is not timely, usually not specific, and has a tendency to paint a more critical picture than told to the trainee in person.
Bluesky, I have something to get off my chest…Oh wait, I already did! Top Surgery complete!
BREAKING: A state court in Texas has blocked the state's ban on medical care for transgender youth, finding the law violates the Texas state constitution by "infringing upon the fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control of their children."
Fighting some intense dysphoria tonight as I get ready to hang out with some of the nurses I work with.