Aisa Osayuki Estelle

“There’s no perfect time.” I spent hours researching when to have a child in medical school and that phrase was used in almost every website and blog post I stumbled upon. I always knew that I wanted to have at least one child whole in med school (maybe even two!) but I couldn’t figure out when. And...

As a doctor, I will be saving lives. Individual lives. But what if I want to affect an entire population? What if saving a single life isn’t enough? I’ve taken a break from the hospital this year to pursue a Masters in Public Health. As a self-proclaimed social justice warrior (I know that label might...

Some of you may already know this story, but I want to share it again. A few months ago, as I held a bloody heart in my hand, I lost my first patient. She was a Jane Doe, a jumper barely alive when she was brought in. She lost her pulse seconds after she was transferred to the hospital bed. I was...

Hello lovely readers! I'm back! And this time I don't plan on leaving. If you read my last post you already know I'm soon to become a "Mrs." Yay! Wedding Planning Takes you buy surprise! As exciting as the proposal is, planning such a large event can put a major damper on things. Be prepared...

Make sure to check out our proposal video at the bottom of this post :) Will's birthday was on Monday and to celebrate, he told me he wanted to spend the day with me at the Getty Villa. I had never been there before so I was more than excited to go. We started our day off in Westwood, where we...

I feel like I've been thrown into a tornado. But I like it. My life was so calm before June but it was starting to get boring. A lot has happened and is currently happening and I feel like I'm reaching all over the place trying to find a way to stabilize myself. Side note: if you're one of my YouTube...

I read a Warsan Shire quote recently that said “So here it is. I loved him, yes. But loving him made me kind of hate myself, and that wasn’t good.” and another quote that said "Loving you was the most exquisite form of self-destruction." And I would love to say I can't relate but I’ve been destructively...