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Today was spent getting photos of interactions with different people for my website. It is great to have friends with many talents such as photography to help out. I met a lovely older couple, Don and Nancy (87 and 86) who volunteered. It turns out Nancy has a pelvic floor disorder so I was ableContinue reading “Laundry baskets can be dangerous”

I did not hear President Biden’s speech last night because of a dinner engagement (how odd it feels to even say that). When I saw this image on the news today, it was like WOW!! It was a very windy day today but that did not deter the people rappelling down the 10 story ACContinue reading “Over the Edge in Spartanburg”

Today was another wonderful day and I am going to pretend I am on Central time so I get this posted on the 28th. Last night I went to a restaurant in Hendersonville NC with the intent of having Pho for the first time. It never occurred to me that something that full of vegetablesContinue reading “Pho – at last”

My son chose a very different career path than I did. He was fairly young when I remember someone asking him if he wanted to be a doctor like his mother and he replied with an emphatic NO. He like playing with sticks and wooden spoons when he was young and in grade school heContinue reading “Doctor or Musician – which is harder?”

Today was a gorgeous day for biking. I got up thinking I was going to do a gentle bike ride with my web designer who is recovering from knee replacement. She decided overnight that I should challenge myself by riding up Jump Off Rock on the top of Laurel Park outside of Hendersonville, She livesContinue reading “Biking up Jump Off Rock”

Today we started working on the words for the the landing page of my new professional website – drtamarabavendam.com. This daily writing has given me the opportunity to reflect on memories of pivotal times on my journey. Today I will share how I got started on path to being a doctor. I grew up inContinue reading “Never underestimate the power of a statement”

Today I arrived in Hendersonville, NC. I drove as far as Christiansburg, home of Virginia Tech last night to avoid driving 8 hours in the rain today. This was a great decision as the 4 hours of driving in the rain today was exhausting. I had my first Soy Chai late since Covid and IContinue reading “Moving Forward”

Today I had a great bike ride into DC, around East Potomac Park then on to lunch on Wharf and back to North Bethesda along Capital Crescent Trail. I rode between 35-40 miles. It was sunny and coolish – perfect for cycling. Bruce has been a great biking partner over the past 4 years. WeContinue reading “Moving On…… Next Stop North Carolina”

Today I got good news – the last bit of stress I had that might derail my plans for the next several weeks went poof. I am TRULY unleashed now. The weather turned towards wintery yesterday so I had happy hour last evening on the patio of a friend with temp in the 40’s withContinue reading “Smell testing”

I introduced KP yesterday in my blog. I was having drinks with KP late yesterday afternoon when the news of the Derek Chauvin convictions was announced. We quietly acknowledged our shared relief. During my many conversations with KP over the years he shared with me what his experience of growing up black in Prince George’sContinue reading “Reflections – Acknowledge, Do Better and Speak Out”