Synopsis The movie is about a white surgeon Alfred Blalock‘s partnership with his African American assistant, Vivien Thomas, in developing Blalock-Taussig shunt, a surgical procedure that saved the lives of babies who had blue baby syndrome. In essence, the shunt was made as an anastomosis of the subclavian and pulmonary artery, to provide oxygenated blood to cyanotic babies. (For those who are not medically inclined- it was a breakthrough surgical procedure done to provide oxygen to babies who couldn’t survive long after their births due to the lack of oxygenated blood, and so it was kind of a big deal.)…
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Video is super cute, can’t resist sharing!
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Started the new year with a 5-day trip to Bangkok with Lil Bro. Couldn’t have asked for more; the only part that I could’ve done without is my being sick. Can’t believe I fell sick the day before the trip! And to make things worse I returned home even sicker wtf. But all in all a great trip. It’s actually not that bad traveling with my Lil Brother! 😛 Some pics to share- Wanted to take the ferry towards the Memorial Bridge night market but ended up heading the opposite direction! Hilarious. In the end we walked further than we…
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Hello hello! I’m back! So much has happened since I last wrote about what’s going on in my inner world. Quotes and updates about stuff that’s going on are really just cover-ups to pretend that all is well. Not that things aren’t going on well, but there are events that were encountered that left a bilious taste in the mouth, and I’m reminded yet again that sometimes no matter how hard you try things just won’t go the way you want it, and you have to learn to pick yourself up and move on. Towards the end of the year,…