January 2012
1 post
http://phoebeholmes.com/2011/12/23/being-retarded/ →
This blog post really struck a cord with me. I have worked with children and adults with varying cognitive and developmental deficits, and I could not agree with this woman more. So many people use the word “retarded” casually, with disdain and disgust. I know the word is technically still part of the DSM, but I have made a conscious effort to remove the word from my vocabulary...
December 2011
2 posts
A review of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,...
Over the past 4-5 days, I have been reading the New York Times Bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I was apprehensive to read this book initially, thinking it was merely a story about an individual who donated her body to science (admirable, but not necessarily unique).
Human anatomy and physiology have always interested me, but I have never taken the time to read about HeLa any...
November 2011
2 posts
“Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it”
– Maya Angelou
Cystic Fibrosis
I intern at a children’s hospital, so it’s sometimes difficult to focus on one disease over another. Since I also intern at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, CF has been one disease that stays with me every day. Today I had the opportunity to interview someone in the office who happens to have two cousins (they’re brothers) who have CF.
It did not really occur to me how terrible...
Unexpected Death
Today I learned that a friend of mine passed away unexpectedly. I have not talked to him recently, and so I feel a huge sense of guilt. I feel guilty because the last time I talked to him was via text message and was several months ago. I feel bad because I never became really close friends with him—even though this is hard to do with many people. I wonder if I would regret not talking...
October 2011
6 posts
Push for ‘Personhood’ Amendment Represents New... →
A constitutional amendment facing voters in Mississippi would declare a fertilized human egg to be a legal person, effectively branding abortion and some forms of birth control as murder.
Teach For America
Today is my first post. I’ve been putting this off for awhile, because I was having trouble thinking of something worth publishing…or reading for that matter. Well, I’ve finally thought of something; something big: Teach For America.
Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in a final interview for Teach For America. The interview started with me giving my 5 minute...
