A great doctor in Boston once wrote that physicians, despite their technical prowess , are constantly grappling with their own shortcomings. However, somehow doctors continue to advance, refine, and improve. He aptly states, “Betterment is a perpetual labor. The world is chaotic, disorganized, and vexing, and medicine is nowhere spared that reality. To complicate matters, [doctors] in medicine are only humans themselves.”
I’m a physician in training with a desire to be better and to learn about the human condition. I ask you to join me to make this world a better place for you, and help me enlighten other doctors. It’s never about “losing weight.” It’s about empowerment and promoting a happy life. It’s known that mind and body are interconnected—what good is it to lose weight when you have wounds ailing your mind? And unfortunately, stethoscopes are not made to hear the inaudible emotional pain in your pulsating heart.
Write a letter to someone (doctor, sibling, parent, friend, spouse, etc…) to express your gratitude, grief, concerns, anger, or love. Sometimes, you want to let it all out but can’t find the right opportunity to express your thoughts verbally. Or maybe you simply want write a letter to a lover who loves you just the way you are. I hope to compile enough letters to share your voice to other training physicians in order to help them deliver compassionate medicine to all regardless of size.
Remember you’re NOT defined by a flawed double digit number called BMI. Help people recognize that.
Share a story, a letter from your heart here.
