We had a fun 4th of July — at home this year!!  Yay. Was thinking about a key conversation I had, on the phone, last 4th of July, while sitting on the hallway floor outside Sam’s LPCH 500 unit room.  It was with a college friend, who is also a Heme/onc doctor for adults in Southern California. We were 6 days in.

  He interrupted his festivities with his family to talk to me and step me through some of the whirlwind that was blasting us. I remember him explaining “risk stratification” (risk wuuuut???) and he told me about something called “blina” with more syllables after (how do you spell that?) and I I wrote copious notes and asked many questions.  He explain and re-explained things to my very foggy and tired brain,  He helped me find my first sense of structure in this crazy new world we had just been portal-ed into. I left the conversation less scared and feeling more efficacious. I still had a heavy heart and a heavy load to carry but that conversation was a significant milestone in this journey and I am eternally grateful to him. 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼  

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