The struggle is real!

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The musculoskeletal module ended this morning but was followed immediately after by the beginning of the infamous Head and Neck. Oh God, who knew the skull had so many holes in it??? And each with its own name too!!! Lord, patawad. :(



I'm expecting the next three weeks to be the most exhausting, physically, mentally, emotionally, spritiually. Hell I'm exhausted already just thinking about it.

But when you're surrounded by such a supportive and generous group of people, it becomes easier to get by. For instance...

The minute I arrived at school this morning, Ruth (from the Scholar's Society) handed me this. (Context: I designed the logo for the Scholar's Society)



Then, outside the room where we would be taking our musculoskeletal finals, this was the sight that greeted Batch 2019.



Hand-written notes for all 159(?) of us!!!





How sweet!!! We don't know who did this, but whoever you are, thank you so much!!!

And just when I thought things couldn't get any sweeter, I found this message from Noy to the SCORA Angels on Facebook:



His special surprise turned out to be Dunkin Donuts!!! I happily ate mine during the crazy four-hour lecture this afternoon. What a sweet gesture!

Update: I just got this text from Gio, an upperclassman, inviting my trans group to a kamustahan session tomorrow. With food!!! Seriously, I'm so happy to be part of the ASMPH community.



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Anyway it's 8:35 and we're going to start dissecting the face tomorrow, including the eye. I better get studying. Yeesh. Hoping all goes well.

To anybody else out there struggling to keep afloat, just hang in there! You'll be surprised how strong you really are. Welcome to the grind. :)

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  1. AnonymousMonday, September 08, 2014

    It's very touching to see the ASMPH community caring for each other. That's really the essence of the medical profession -- caring. Seems to me like you're coping well with the rigors of med school, Aimee.

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    1. Aimee CapinpuyanThursday, September 11, 2014

      Thank you. Coping becomes much easier when you're surrounded by kindhearted people who share the same vision of the future as you :) (The free donuts are just a bonus. Haha!)

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, September 09, 2014

    Love your school!

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