AFTERWORD

AFTERWORD I sit here writing this journey’s last few words. It’s bittersweet really. It truly feels like the end of an era. An era full of highs and lows, ups and downs, happiness and sadness, but most of all, love, adventure and wisdom. These five years have changed me in more ways than one. So much so that I feel […]

Today

V.II.II TODAY Today… Today I am a doctor. Today I sit here, incredulous and in disbelief as I write this sentence. Today, I am a doctor. Against all odds, despite all the obstacles, today, I am a doctor. I was surrounded by my best friends when the results came out. I wasn’t emotionally overwhelmed or particularly excited. I mean, don’t […]

Tomorrow

V.II.I TOMORROW Tomorrow marks the start of the end. Tomorrow I start my finals. Some seven years ago I decided I wanted to become a doctor. Five years ago I took my first step. Five years of hard work. Five years of learning and studying and practising. Five years of adventures, five years of growth. Five years. All leading to […]

Myself

V.I.VI MYSELF It was still all very new with Marco. Right when we felt we were heading somewhere, the world seemed to have suddenly turned against us. What? I’m being overly dramatic? Okay, okay, sorry – I’ll tone it down. When I received the news I’d finally be going back to hospital, I realised we couldn’t be around each other […]