“I wonder if these medical professionals, in caring for people who face such insurmountable odds, walk around all the time carrying this weight I’m hauling now.”

His empathy only reminded him that he could not help those in pain.

He had been trying to cope with the grief ever since and was on a quest for soul-searching and meaning-making.

She spoke about the ways this traumatic event shaped who she is today: a person with an “unshakeable peace” born of deep faith,

"I don’t know what I’m doing,” but this time, she admonished the negative self-talk.

We are expected to research, contribute to scholarship,  earn grants – all on our own time.

We are expected to research, contribute to scholarship,  earn grants – all on our own time.

Retired from the military, she was brought back into nursing during the COVID pandemic.