Retired early from clinical medicine this week :( Not what I wanted but have to protect my health and family wellbeing now which couldn’t happen in my role as office TIC gynecologist. I will continue in education and advocacy spaces in healthcare and community orgs I am involved in and fighting LC!

The executive functioning required to make these decisions is considerable, and ironically also has a negative impact on our baseline. It’s exhausting having to be on high alert all the time. Unfortunately the alternative, throwing caution to the wind, is far more dangerous to our health.

Nobody seems to get this. I have lived with this possibility that one unfortunate encounter could leave me bed and house bound and that hangs over my head every day I walk in to face unmasked people in my workplace. I am finally escaping to safety after 5 years of suffering this reality.

All avoidable with vaccine. Also for adults, those immunized between 1963-67 did not get the live attenuated vaccine and they may want to consider a booster for protection from measles after a discussion with their doctor.