Sometimes my work day ends not when I leave the department, but when I sit down on the couch, close my eyes and understand: I am no longer a doctor, I am just a woman who wants warmth.
Recently, tired after a night shift, I ordered a pizza and arranged for myself a “day without worries”. And suddenly - a call from a patient whom I saved a couple of weeks ago. He just called to say “thank you”.
And you know, at that moment I realized: sometimes simple words heal better than an IV.
And when was th...

Sometimes you just want to drink coffee in silence. Without phone calls, without emergency situations, without phrases like "Doctor, my temperature is 37, is it urgent?"

And then my mother calls and asks:
- Valeria, do you even eat?
- No, Mom, I live on adrenaline and sarcasm.

Sometimes patients tell me: "Doctor, you are so beautiful! Why aren't you a model?"
I answer: "Because models don't hear the phrase: "Please take the catheter out of me.""

A doctor's job is not about a white coat and TV...

There is one thing that tests my mental stability every day - the elevator call button. No, not at work, but at home, in an ordinary entrance. Why, tell me, is there always a person who presses it... and then three more times in a row, as if the elevator will hear better?

Today I was standing with a neighbor. He pressed the button, it lit up. After 3 seconds - again. After 2 - again. I asked:
- Do you accompany it with a spell or just check the pressure?

He looked at me very seriously and said...

Sometimes, it doesn't take a castle or a crown to make a woman feel like a queen. It's in the little things — the way someone listens to her with real interest, how they respect her space, her choices, and her dreams. A single compliment whispered at the right moment can be more powerful than diamonds.

A woman feels like a queen when she’s cherished not just for how she looks, but for who she is — her fire, her softness, her strength, her vulnerability. When she is seen, truly seen, and not jus...