This is my last blog post from Oregon, before the real journey begins- tomorrow. My lord, I just got here but it's been a year. I'm sitting in my empty house, and outside sits the almost full, slightly lopsided, U-HAUL. Wisconsin bound. Heaviest things in front, light things in back. The sadness I feel is complete and deep. ...

It's May 15, the deadline for an answer from OHSU. I've been waiting for this day for.... ever. OHSU is the medical school I've been dreaming about since 2005 when I decided to strike out on this insane journey to become a doctor. In fact, when I decided I wanted to be a doctor, it was more like I decided I wanted to be an Oregon doctor, ...