I hope my experience as a physician would help you realize how important life is, how important service to others is, and how important is taking care of yourself. Please continue the public health measures, have the vaccine, and continue, continue servicing others. 

- Dr. Jette Gabiola -

This episode hits too close to home. A doctor finding herself at death’s door. 

COVID-19 has exposed us to the most profound losses, may it be jobs, opportunities, dreams, and most painfully, losing loved ones: family members and friends. The pandemic has taught us a lot of things in the past months. And every day, we continue to adapt and adjust to the new normal, finding meaning in our own lives as we move forward. 

This virus is an attack on all of us which affects every corner of our being, every facet of our society and we are in survival mode.

Doctors, nurses and all medical frontliners are extremely precious during these times. And as physicians, we are expected to be prepared at all times, be able to make difficult decisions and act or feel differently from other humans. 

But are we really prepared? Until now, there are those that still claim that this pandemic is not a big deal. How do we continue to rise when the healthcare system and resources are stretched to their limits?

In this episode, Dr. Jette gets real and candid about her own fight against COVID-19. It is her hope that her experience teaches us why it is important to have hope, resilience and love for one another at times like this. 

Dive in and be inspired as she shares the things she has learned and acquired in her experience and most importantly, why it is important to stay connected with the people we love and the community around us. 

Lastly, Dr. Jette shares how we can live on and RISE (Resilience, Innovation, Service/Share, Empathy) against this virus and unite as a nation. 

Memorable Quotes: 

• Pursue what you want to pursue and that will bring you joy. - Dr. Jette Gabiola
• Let the patient be your book. Listen to what they say.  Look at them and not just the numbers and do not just rely on the numbers. Give everything you can give to the patient within reason as the other alternative is Death. - Dr. Jette Gabiola
• We need to also start evolving to learn to co-exist with all these by being better people. - Dr. Jette Gabiola
• We can shape that way of thinking and see how we can emerge on the other side with less anxiety and be able to set our vision into a more positive version as better people, more resilience,  caring, empathy, sense of helping and service and working in self-care. - Dr. Jette Gabiola
• Life is short and it can be taken anywhere at any time if we won’t be cautious. - Dr. Jette Gabiola

About the Host:

Dr. Julieta Gabiola is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the President & CEO of ABCs for Global Health. Click here for her full profile or read her full interview here.

About ABC's for Global Health:

ABCs for Global Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding practical​ solutions to health problems of disadvantaged and underserved communities. Their programs include telemedicine, research on nutrition and healthcare, and disaster response.

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