Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase. It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions. This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...
These days I am around with newer generation who are at least 10 or more years younger than me and everywhere I turn I only hear one comment and that is ‘today’s generation is really difficult to handle and the situation is going to get worse with upcoming generations’. Of course every time is different and it is part of the human evolution but the question is what is that one can do to gracefully convey your values to this generation and at the same time get respect from them. I have to say that parents of 20 year olds or less face a real challenge, most of them don’t have a clue of how handle their children. Parents believe that their values and standards should be followed under all situations, while the children are rebellious and have somewhat disrespectful attitudes. I always heard about generation gap but today I can see it more clearly than ever. Parenting is a tough job and children do not come with a manual, although I wish that they were. I am not in ...