Stories
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COVID’s Effect as an MS1
Written by: Sara Mansour Edited by: Esther Melamed I’ve been living for this moment since fifth grade, waiting for medical school. Every decision I’ve made was for the sole purpose of somehow getting into the profession of my dreams, to enter the world of medicine. I shed tears of joy when I finally opened up the…
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Graham Crackers
Written by: Lillian McGregor Edited by: Esther Melamed In December I spent 6 days in the hospital and was diagnosed with COPD. I was discharged with my home treatment equipment and a regimen to follow. It was overwhelming at first, but I have adapted quite well. I was a bit depressed until I realized I was swimming…
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The Next COVID
Written by: Sam Bazzi Edited by: Esther Melamed By the end of this week, I will have received my second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. A few weeks after that, I will have built up a high enough number of neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus to be protected. I will still have to wear a…
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HE WHO LAUGHS AT HIMSELF….
Written By: Lillian C. McGregor …always has something to laugh about. That was in a fortune cookie I got about ten years ago. Little did I know I would be using that advice later. I was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) four years ago. Just going through all those tests was an ordeal, only…