Sabrina Syed retweeted
all other problems are this problem. all other discourse is a distraction from this
The light of my life, the most beautiful and incredible Mama, passed away. Her resilience unparalleled and her strength a force to be reckoned with. Through sheer will, she outlasted her prognosis from a brutal metastatic cancer many times over to stay with us as long as possible
Though I haven’t been active on here for a while, I’m so grateful to everyone who supported my caregiving journey and provided resources for my mom. From words of encouragement to sharing opportunities for flexible remote work, this community helped me get through the early years
Sabrina Syed retweeted
Andrew Garfield talks to Elmo about missing his mother after she recently passed away.
“When I miss her I remember it’s because she made me so happy, I can celebrate her & miss her at the same time”
Anticipatory grief feels like crying wolf to yourself each time. First, grieving a stage IV diagnosis. Hope from treatments, but then grieving each progression and change of treatment until now it’s entirely experimental. More grief. With my dad, it was sudden death, which led to
give up hope that things can get better painlessly. But yeah idk I think it’s interesting how the brain still tries to prepare and thinks it can pre-empt the pain and in some ways, sure, we can plan to do things and try to cross off bucket lists but at the end of the day
A med school classmate just graduated with her MD, overcoming health challenges and family loss. She’s in urgent need of remote work (health benefits are crucial!) if anyone knows of immediate openings, would really appreciate any leads. She’s so hardworking, clearly resilient -
