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Dr Mehmet Yildiz's avatar

Your insightful story, which goes beyond biology, gives us a unique, more humane, and optimistic perspective on our defects through powerful metaphors and inherent wisdom. Thank you for writing this heartfelt and educational story, Dr Goel. It deeply resonated with me.

Dr Shiv Kumar Goel's avatar

Thank you, Dr Yildiz — that means a great deal coming from someone who writes with as much depth and compassion as you do. I wanted this piece to sit with the idea that what we call “defects” are often just old survival scripts still running long after the danger has passed. If it resonated with you, I hope it does the same for others still trying to make sense of that gap between the life they want and the one their body keeps defaulting to.

Dr Mike Broadly's avatar

I loved your well crafted and heartfelt story which spoke to me. Well done!

Dr Shiv Kumar Goel's avatar

Thanks Dr Broadly! It means a lot to me.