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Challenging the Status Quo: A Personal Journey to Fix Healthcare
A Personal Crisis and Its Aftermath
On an ordinary day marked by celebration—my daughter's sixth birthday—I faced an unexpected health emergency that would profoundly alter my perspective on healthcare. While sitting at my desk, I was struck by an intense pain in my abdomen. The cause was a twisted small intestine, which had cut off blood flow below the twist, necessitating the removal of ten feet of my small intestine. The subsequent infection kept me hospitalized for months, battling both physical pain and emotional stress.