You may want to start from the beginning (at “Who’s Nikki?”), but feel free to enjoy any of my posts as its own entity!
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Sick: reflections on adolescence and my journey to well
I very vividly remember sitting in the children’s wing of the hospital, IV in my arm and wrapped in blankets waiting to be called back for my endoscopy. I’m sure I looked like the picture of health…or not. My mom was in the locker room putting on the disposable bunny suit so she could come… Read more
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Dr. Nikki goes to camp
“Cabin 2 to Med Team.” I grab my walkie talkie off of my belt to respond. “Go for Med Team.” “My camper’s sugar is 66 and dropping,” the counselor on the other end relays. “I’m on my way, go ahead and give 4 glucose tabs.” I grab the red “Low bag” and zip up my… Read more
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Senior scaries
Life update: It’s the last day of intern year. Dr. Nikki has come so, so far since that first day last June when I walked into the Heme-Onc workroom at 5:45am and started aimlessly reading charts. Don’t get me wrong, there is still a seemingly infinite amount of learning to be done. Just yesterday, I… Read more
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Love is love
“I’m happy for you, it’s just surprising,” my sister says as we float in the backyard pool of our Airbnb in California. “I feel like you did a 180.” I shrug, holding back a goofy smile. “She’s in looooove,” my other sister chimes in, with a sappy smile of her own. “I don’t know, I… Read more
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Thighs
I stepped up to the microphone and took a deep breath. I had never performed spoken word before, much less in front of strangers. I concentrated on lowering my heart rate, and loosened my grip on the mic stand. There was no turning back. I took a leap of faith and opened my mouth: “Sitting… Read more
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Remind me why I’m doing this
Okay Nikki, more than halfway done. Just one more mile…now three more laps…imagine the finish line…come on, you’re basically there…DONE! “Hallelujah,” I pant to no one in particular, as I wipe the sweat off my face and try to bring down my heart rate. “What was I thinking?? Why would I voluntarily run 10 kilometers?… Read more
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