I often beat myself up for being a working mom.
Am I making my priorities, my children, my actual priority?
Do they know how much I love them & at the same time love my work?
Am I helping any one?
This right here 👇🏻 reminds me that she sees what I am doing &that I am enough
The world lost a great light this morning. Today I lost my hero, my role-model, the one who thought I was perfect and who was my biggest fan, my father. He was so proud of us
I have lost a part of my heart 💔. I was blessed to be his daughter
I’m running into 2023 with so much GRATITUDE for ALL who helped me get to this promotion of:
Associate Professor of Medicine
2023…You are going to be amazing!! 💥
Very sweet interaction with an 80ish lady today.
Her: are you a nurse?
Me: no, I am a doctor of psychology
Her: shuffling quickly around table 2hug me. I’m so sorry I assumed u were a nurse.This is a different generation & I’m proud of u. I hope you aren’t offended
Me: ❤️😭
My little me wanted to join me at work today. I told her that I had patients that needed me today because they are sad, so she brought her nail kit and gave sparkle nail stickers out in the waiting room. ❤️❤️
#MS
#Depression
#mentalhealth
#girl
My babies were 4 when I was dx w BC. W the exceptional care of
@ClevelandClinic
surgeons &
@jamecancerdoc
, & luck, today is 7 yrs. Today I will do what I do evry yr:
#peloton
bc I can move. Go to church-gratitude. Help s/o in need. Be with my family, watch🏀enjoy life & sparkle
Basketball and therapy overlap again. We call this “acting as if.” We teach patients to identify a personality behavior that they hope to be: joyful, kind, confident, etc... and they “act as if they are” until it becomes a part of their personality.
Teams who expect to win do so more than those who don’t.
This may seem obvious, but your expectations influence all of your behaviors.
When you expect to win, you behave in ways that make you more likely to win; you prepare meticulously, take warm ups seriously & never give up.
This is how we are keeping our patients and providers safe. The security guard is stopping everyone going in the door. Very proud to work
@ClevelandClinic
#COVID19
We found out this weekend that both of my parents have been diagnosed with COVID. It’s very hard to see the conspiracy theories, please just stop!
Please protect those that are the most vulnerable. 🙏🏻
I am absolutely honored 2receive the 2021 Fabulty Mentoring Award from
@cwru
Case Western University School of Medicine.
Thank u 2all of my mentors who taught me how 2ba mentor & for all that allow me to mentor them, it is a privilege 2ba small part of growth.
#WomenInMedicine
.
@paigebueckers1
-it’s dress like your favorite 🏀player at camp today
✔️ Bueckers
@UConnWBB
shirt
✔️ Bueckers hair braids
✔️
@UConnWBB
socks
✔️ Bueckers 🏀 card
✔️ Bueckers work ethic & confidence
Paige we looked everywhere for your jersey/shirt wo success- help us find one!
Do you want to see the many sides of
@boissyad
. She’s compassionate, a leader, a neurologist, an executive, but she’s also a total badass. That’s her under my car on my yoga mat trying to get the spare tire off. I’m so grateful for her friendship.
@ClevelandClinic
10 years ago was the best day & the scariest day of our lives. We welcomed our twins with joy AND I had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD).
Today is a day is gratitude on all levels. I am blessed to be alive to raise these precious children. Happy birthday A&M
@ahmed_alwiya
Congratulations. From one cancer survivor to another, I can promise you that you have built resilience and there is something special about being able to give that/ teach that to your patients. Your patients are lucky to have you.
s/o told me once that I am “not really a researcher” Felt crushed
Today I reviewed my rsch portfolio= 15 pubs +3 in process, 4 book chptrs, 11 pilot grnts, 5 awards 4our rsch & 3 active proj
May not =much 4 some, but what matters is making a diff 4our pts.
I am a researcher
Sometimes I can’t believe the opportunities I have by working @ Cleveland Clinic. Today I am excited to be able to bring a virtual presence to the Middle East on the importance of managing
#MentalHealth
in
#MS
. Although I am business on top, of course I have my sparkle on👟
The best feeling is knowing your daughter gets it. It’s about how to help others- not “I” focus, rather it is “we”
She worked so hard to raise $1000 for
@ClevelandClinic
#breastcancer
w her chocolate business,
to help someone, just like me/her mama was helped 8 years ago.
This. This is just another example of why St. Bonaventure is so special. Since yesterday, alums have been venmo’ing a current student (a crowd favorite) so that he can help other students organize & make the trip to Charlottesville to cheer on the Bonnies on Tuesday.
#bonnies
.
@Neil_Mehta
an amazing achievement and well deserved award. I am so very humbled to know you and see you transform the future of medicine through our students
#CCLCM
and
@ClevelandClinic
.
Congratulations on the Master Educator Professional Staff Award!!
When your 9 yo gets a hold of your phone and builds you an emoji and somehow it updates your profile AND it goes out to all of your colleagues... and in this case the emoji does not match the seriousness of the email. 🤦♀️
Yesterday we lost my beautiful grandmachiedu. She was the strength of our family. She loved fiercely and she passed to us a strong Italian culture. I was blessed to have her as my grandma and will keep w me her strength, love and courage.
Grieving the death of a patient:
@CCF_IMCHIEFS
@ClevelandClinic
Very raw, powerful, emotional experience that I am grateful to have been able to lead.
These doctors are amazing human beings, caring, empathetic souls and the more we care, the greater the grief.
“My purpose is to reduce suffering and to create joy wherever possible.”-
@boissyad
you are an inspiration. I am so grateful for you and you create joy in my life
@WPSA1
@Adamhill1212
@Seventh_Wonder
I am so very sorry for your loss and the families loss. She sounds like an amazing person and doctor. Childbirth should be a time of absolute joy. 10 years ago today, I had a SCAD during childbirth. I honor her and all of the mothers who have experienced loss & grief
Such an impressive physician and person that I am honored to call my colleague. Her works are well known throughout
@CleClinicMD
and she sets the tone for us all. Very proud of you
@perez_protto
@WPSA1
Uknow you r raising a son who understand strong women when he says the following during a conversation about natural vs man made resources
Me: coal is an example of a natural resource &a car is an example of a man made resource.
Him: how do you know a female didn’t make it?
“When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough women on the Supreme Court? And I say ‘when there are 9’ pp are shocked but there’s been 9 men and nobody’s ever raised a question about that”
#JusticeRuthBaderGinsburg
I had a
#MS
patient thank me for a beautiful lesson in
#resiliency
.
She said: I have learned that instead of focusing what I have lost, I have learned 2focus on what I have and can still do. I have learned to adapt and not accept.
#normalizenotstigmatize
#mentalhealth
Nothing makes me more proud than knowing that my kids have the value of kindness. This is from the elementary principal at my son’s school. 💜
#KindnessMatters
#ChooseKindness
These are the hands of a determined little girl. This 4th grader decided to join the
@kirtlandsports
@CoachZele_KHSGB
@frosh_coach
girls 🏀 shoot out. No matter the outcome- she wins in my book w her grit and determination.
2020 brought out heros in medicine. We saw resiliency, we saw grit, we also see
#burnout
Our residents amazed me with their focus and dedication to medicine and patients this year.
Today I would like to start
#ThankAResident2020
A new member of the
#pinksocks
club has been born, passing along a culture of
#kindness
at a very young age. Proud of this young lady and her willingness to choose kindness and share kindness.
@nickisnpdx
We are trying our best during a very difficult time in our life... and our dog helped us laugh
Sending love to those who are grieving like us, sending hope to those struggling and sending love & hugs to those who need it.
May we all find peace
@jmugele
Long time
#MS
patients of mine, married and had a child. Both on disability and couldn’t afford much for baby so I gave them our baby clothes.
2 different papers published in the same day! ⭐️ 💫 📖
These papers cumulatively have:
11 collaborators
4 years of work
7 rejections
3 revisions
2 journals
1 turned into a CEU piece
And I hope 🤞 the impacts are immeasurable
#AcademicTwitter
#MedTwitter
#WomenInMedicine
There is no greater honor than to stand beside one of your best friends of 20 years and
@BonniesWBB
teammate on her wedding day. Relationships and friendships that span a lifetime. Ps I am 6’0”... and I’m short compared to my teammates
This is the book I was referring to today in
@CCF_IMCHIEFS
#FRAME
. It is a must read. It is beautifully written. Emotional. A MUST read.
@RanaAwdish
is a physician herself, who wrote about her own near death experience- from physician to patient. In Shock
My wish for them is that they choose what is most meaningful, that they lead and don’t follow, they put in their best effort always, they are kind, and mostly that they know how cherished and loved they are.
@SullivanMP
What a beautiful gesture of love & support from
@ClevelandClinic
Neurological Institute Women’s Leadership Cohort
I am so proud of these women and feel so grateful to be able to share a small role in guiding their development as leaders
#CleClinicNeuro
#WomenInMedicine
I was a part of an amazing experience today. A resident reminded me of the awe of
@ClevelandClinic
He said training
@ClevelandClinic
has not only been an honor to my family, but to my whole country.
It reminds me how grateful I am to be surrounded by my colleagues &patients
6 years... it seems like a lifetime &also like just yesterday.
#Cancer
gives u grit, resilience &most importantly
#gratitude
. What I wouldn’t give for my dad 2b here w me today celebrating our health. 💓
In honor of my health & in memory of his loss, today I will love big.
I need some support. I started a new Friday clinic schedule today & s/o close to me told me that I am not raising my kids, that our generation has others raise kids. I am trying hard to b in both worlds
#mom
#career
. I'm passionate bout both. Need your thoughts
#WomenInMedicine
What a way to end their season. All-Star game, hitting the game winning 3, MVP, and playing w their buddies. Enjoy the journey.
#classof2029
looks bright!
I never shot like this even in college
@BonniesWBB
let alone in 7th grade! She’s on a whole other shooting level 🔥🏀. Proud of her, her work ethic is strong… always has a 🏀 in her hand.
Just found out that an article that we have been trying to publish for 3 years has been accepted!!!! Yes you read that right… 3 years! 📕
If you believe in something, never give up! 🌈
#AcademicTwitter
#medtwitter
#WritingCommunity
🙏🏻🙏🏻 all I can say is I am overflowing with gratitude in so many ways🙏🏻🙏🏻 special mention to my son too for his helping his sister to make this happen.
#CleClinicNeuro
Marking my 5 years of gratitude and health by giving back.
Today, we did a hair drive and are donating over 220” of hair to
@PinkHeartFunds1
#pinksocks
#1in8
Apt with my own therapist today & found myself saying something negative about me.
My therapist beautifully reframed & told me instead that I am very intellectually curious.
What a reframe 2make a strength out of something I found difficult.
#selfcare
#mentalhealth
Really proud to be a part of Wheelersburg
@burgladypirates
rich basketball history with childhood best friend
@amyhughes33
and my sister Angela. On the boys side my brother Andrew
@BeaconOrtho
leads all Wheelersburg boys.
Never in my career have I gotten so many requests from friends/colleagues re: Rec 4 therapist. Either
#NormalizeNotStigmatize
is working, or more likely we R in a
#mentalhealth
crisis, w not nearly enough providers. We must fix th system- train more, reimburse better, help more