01/24/2026
A letter to the girl in 2016. š
I see you stressing over pathology slides, hunting for fungus and worrying about the future.
I see you boarding that plane to Italy alone, terrified but doing it anyway.
I see you holding your niece, practicing for a love you havenāt met yet.
You were in the āBuilding Phaseāābuilding the career, the confidence, and the resume.
But if I could show you the view from 2026, youād see what you were really building towards.
Today, the ābuildingā looks different.
Iām building sandcastles with my son and my own practice at DermMaven MD.
To the girl in the lab coat:
You were right to keep going. It all works out better than you planned.
Tag a friend who needs to hear this today. š
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