I just wanted to thank each and every person who took the time to read/share my petition!  I started this in 2012 (I think) and it has been a very long uphill battle.  With all of the things that are going on in the world, I really have been in a horrible mood for various reasons.  However, I wanted to share my feelings about some things.

BLACK LIVES MATTER!  Period!  While my fight to be a doctor is virtually nonexistent, all of the conflict and injustice going on in our country is beyond upsetting and is very triggering for me. My heart is really broken right now.  I am so sad for the people who lost their lives because of racism and injustice.  I only lost my career so I guess I’m lucky.

After years of reflecting on the situation, I wouldn’t change what I did.  I DIDN’T DESERVE THIS!  Doctors KILL people and don’t get fired.  You wouldn’t even know if YOUR doctor killed a patient. 

Being a minority in this country sometimes means that you only get ONE chance, if that.  You are not allowed to be a human being and make mistakes.  In fact people who don’t believe that you DESERVE to be there in the first place actively SCRUTINIZE you more than your colleagues whether they are aware they are doing it or not.  The playing field has never been level.  I am happy to see that people are at least starting to acknowledge something that most of us all already know.

What still upsets me to this day is how so called good people who knew of the lies that were told about me and the things that were being done to me and DID NOTHING!  That pain is deep and may never go away.  Yet to see the video of so many people standing around while someone was BEGGING for their life….it literally made me sick.

Again, I am not comparing situations.  I am sharing my thoughts about triggers that I have to deal with for the rest of my life.  How do you listen to a grown person BEG for help and do NOTHING?

I lost my career, my job, my home, even lost someone close to me.  While I am still grateful that I am still alive, I don’t have much to live for.  That all could have been prevented if somebody just did the right thing.

Since this is getting long, I just wanted to say THANK YOU again!  Please continue to share the story.  It was real and it happened and I stand by what I said.  I work at a grocery store for the past 8 years and I am happy that I have a job.  But if I just had a fair chance, I would have been able to help more people during a time where we need GOOD doctors.  Instead of bagging groceries during a pandemic, I could have been helping to save lives.  But my efforts, my life, my time didn’t matter.

Stay safe and thank you again for your support!