11/10/2025
So tomorrow is the second birthday of The Oui Doctor ❤
I chose 11/11 as the day we opened because I love numerology (I'm Indian, it's what Oui do). 11/11 was Ari's due date. He ended up being born at 11am, and I was closed up by 11:11, and in the NICU his room was room 11.
11/11 is also Veteran's Day, a tribute I've always admired because to forget the sacrifices that make our current lives possible is to miss out on the full gratitude of the moment.
So with those themes, of birth (Ari) that started out rocky (pre-eclampsia, NICU) but remains the greatest joy I've ever experienced; and of gratitude, to honor those living among us that made our lives possible at great potential risk to themselves; I chose 11/11 as the start date to something new, something out of the box, something whose form I didn't fully understand but whose intention was clear -- JOY -- YES --- OUI -- and The Oui Doctor was born.
Those of you who follow or know me closely are painfully aware of the trials (literally) and tribulations that Oui have encountered since then. Legal threats of closing us down before I ever saw my first patient; smear campaigns by other, threatened, small-minded clinic owners; financial stress; potential bankruptcy; lawsuits, betrayal, a year ridden with personal tragedies both human and with our beloved pet family. The clinic being taken away from me, having to start a new business, being followed and recorded, having to be muzzled, and fighting to finally have the clinic returned to me.
And yet...AND YET?!?!?!...SOMEHOW... OUI ARE STILL HERE!
(honestly how lol)
I'LL TELL YOU HOW! It's you! It's me! It's Oui! It's our incredible staff that understands the assignment and never stops believing, even on the weeks we didn't make payroll on time; it's the loyalty of our patients supporting us despite our imperfections; it's the long list of friends, allies, and neighbors who came out of the woodwork to keep us in the game long after we thought we were toast.
TOMORROW IS A THANK YOU - thank you to everyone who has helped us stay alive, who believed in us, and who believed in themselves enough to try joy-facing medicine.
Whatever you face, whatever you dare dream for yourself, whatever has tried to take you down --- YOU ARE ALSO STILL HERE. WHAT IF Oui didn't give up on ourselves? "Like, ever?"
Love, friendship, and community are absolutely what has saved me time and time again these past two years. And that's what Oui aim to be for everyone. A haven, a belief, that persistence isn't just an idea but a lifestyle.
JOYFUL EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE.
Whatever may happen tomorrow, OUI ARE HERE TODAY.
Let's celebrate. AND THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO,
Your friend and doctor,
Dr. Jaya
The Oui Doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!