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Layovers Of The Soul: Dropping My Suffering Baggage

Sa'Renn Floyd

Feb 23 min read

WARNING: Side Effects of Waiting May Include Death

Sa'Renn Floyd

Apr 284 min read

Ask Your Doctor If Believing You Is Right For You

Sa'Renn Floyd

Apr 185 min read

Ask Your Doctor If Believing You Is Right For You

This isn't a slander against doctors post. There are plenty of doctors out there that still care and take time to learn about their patients. I've built my entire care team around providers like this but not without having to advocate for myself. There's a growing number of doctors without humanity and it just doesn't sit right with me at all. Western medicine is great, especially in an emergency, but in my honest opinion, most doctors are subpar at best when it comes to prev

Sa'Renn Floyd

Apr 185 min read

Healthy Isn't A Look

I have high cholesterol but I don't look like it. Healthy isn't a look or a feeling, it's a lifestyle. It's preventative care, not urgent care. I got my first high cholesterol reading at 21 years young. Two different doctors brushed it off because I was young, thin, and “seemed healthy.” Heart disease runs in my family so this wasn't something I was comfortable with just brushing off. I kept hearing, “You’re too young to have a heart attack.” Maybe that felt comforting to t

Sa'Renn Floyd

Apr 72 min read