Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What is a #MSWarrior???
Have you ever been so inspired by someone, so moved by their contribution to this world, and utterly overwhelmed by their beaming presence whenever they walk into a room? These people, who I am hopeful each of you have had the pleasure of meeting, are exceptionally rare. Their radiance is empowering and they are simply…
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Ovary-acting hormones, unpredictable periods and excessive hair growth – peak into the world of PCOS!
I call the next patient in. Miss S is 22 years old, has brown hair, a contagious smile and has the most vibrantly colourful handbag that I make note to ask her about at the end of the appointment. I was parallel consulting at the time which meant I conducted the interview and examined the…
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You are only as old as you feel … right?!?
It was only a few short weeks ago now that I was sitting in my specialist’s office, listening intently as he read out all of the bony changes he saw in my pelvic and spinal x-rays. I was trying to focus my vision on the images and follow him along but I was too preoccupied…
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Role reversal; when I became the patient….
Sympathy refers to one’s ability to acknowledge or share someone else’s feelings, mostly encompassing feelings of concern or sorrow for others misfortune. Empathy, however, is the ability to understand others feelings as if we were experiencing them ourselves because we actually have personally experienced it, or have been in a similar situation that means we…
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Who am I and what is my blog about …
Hey there readers, my name is Tenae, I am 26 years old and I am a final year medical student. Confession – I initially started writing a personal journal (privately) as a way to help reflect and deal with the medical conditions I have recently been personally diagnosed with, as well as to have a…
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Stories, science, and a stethoscope! 