Aya Fares

Some people become creative when their minds are flooded, but it almost always proves to be unsustainable. Letting yourself get bored is the best favor you can do to yourself. The world is full of distractions but creativity requires getting bored enough to spark an idea

The internet loves a dramatic cancer story. That’s why every few months, a new miracle cure pops up and then disappears into the abyss

I can’t quite put into words how touched I was to learn my colleague named his baby girl after me. It’s a compliment I’ll carry with me forever

Sometimes it’s the little details, like EPIC displaying a birthday cake icon next to a patient’s MRN when their birthday is approaching

The year is 2002 Your grandfather has just come back from umrah and given everyone their gifts …

I really don’t get the hype over smash burgers. Honestly why would anyone prefer a sad little wafer of meat over a proper thick juicy patty?

A single missed turn in London sets off a chain reaction, casting you onto the motorway and stretching the journey by a painful extra hour, and that’s on a good day

During a review of one of my elderly patients today, she shared a poem she’d written for her late mother. I stayed there listening for nearly twenty minutes. When I went out, one of the nurses told me I’m “too nice”, but truth is moments like that are why I love what I do

I’ve no evidence for this, but I feel like once toddlers learn to say “no,” the power of it goes straight to their heads, and they’ll say it even when they actually mean yes

Festivities dump

Monday mornings

Even fleeting encounters with strangers remind us that we’re not alone

btw in your 20's and 30’s you’ll start rediscovering the niche interests and hobbies you had as a kid. it’s very important you revisit them. your younger self was actually on to something.

@PaulaSchultz__ Absolutely and don’t get me started on waiting lists for the 2027 intake

@FaresAya That will be your life now, good nurseries/schools dictate relocations

I’m in the process of relocating to a new city and it’s not finding a good house nor new job responsibilities that I’m worried about, it’s finding a decent nursery

Beware of the pandemic of social media influencers giving health advice based on personal experiences and journeys, whether real or fabricated, by creating emotional bonds with their audience, often coinciding with lack of expertise and undisclosed financial incentives

Gym bros act like if you skip protein for one meal, you’ll immediately crumble into dust as if you were glued together by whey powder

Honestly can someone tell me why I decided to volunteer to deliver teaching on my day off? Cause I’m drawing blanks

Saw heaps of Dubai chocolate reduced at the shops since no one seems to want them, and I suppose nature is finally healing

Just because it’s a bargain doesn’t mean you have to buy it

Having Gen Z interns is wild coz I asked for a patient’s labour progress today and I was told “it’s giving delivery” 😂😂😂😂😂