Simply grateful..

I'd like to start off this blogging season with a shoutout to the people that matter..

- Firstly, I would like to thank the Lord (for the umpteenth time) as he is always there for me and comes through whenever I need him.. Thank you so much, as nothing would have been possible without you..

- My family, the most wonderfully dysfunctional support system a person can ever have.. :P Thank you for putting up with me and all my crazy idiosyncrasies..

- My Other Half, who was there every step of the way, cheering me on and encouraging me to get stuff done until I finally made it.. Thank you for keeping me together and inspiring me to push through 'til the very end. :)

- My BNO boys, thanks a lot for putting up with my crazy schedules and tailoring some outings just so that I could tag along. ;) 

- My mentors. It was such a great honor to have trained under such great minds and educators! Thank you so much for lending us your time, patience, and experience that allowed us to grow into the specialists we are today. I hope we will be able to make you proud someday..

- My batchmates. Here's to the most dysfunctional bunch of doctors that I have ever met! :P Despite all our un-cohesiveness and many, many interpersonal issues, we still managed to pull of the rare hat-trick of the entire batch passing research on time, taking the boards, and scoring the 100% pass rate! Congrats to us, and thank you as well.. Fellowship wouldn't have been what it was kung wala kayo.. (although it could have been better.. much, much better.. :P)

- My pulmo juniors. You saw a lot of me this past year, mostly being a nuisance at the OPD or just hanging out at the callroom. :P Thank you for being my sounding board of sorts when I was already freaking about as the date drew nearer.. and thank you for the graduation gifts! They are very much appreciated!!

- My co-fellows from the other departments. Alas, here we part ways.. Thanks for being there to answer our referrals (for the most part :P). I'll never forget you guys!

- The hospital support staff. Thank you for being a part of our journey, as we couldn't have done it without you as well! 

- Lastly, to all the patients that I handled, both living and deceased.. Thank you for teaching me to be a better person and physician...

 - To everyone else that I may have missed but has touched my life in one way or another to eventually help me get to this point.. Thank you so much! :)