I was a Bel-cheesecake who underwent a hundred days of constant breaking down by a bazillion of enzymes, went through a gazillion of glycolysis, decarboxylations, and hydroxylations. Brought down to the very last pyruvate and underwent 500 million more Krebb’s cycles to be the Acetyl CoA that I am now. Post-boards Bel. Post-boards Acetyl-CoA . I know that the results are not out yet but going through all that, I just really feel like a goddamn Acetyl CoA now. The Boards journey was cathartic on so many levels and I would like to share it with you because I am a millenial who likes over-sharing things. Also, I’ll write this sort of Boards narrative using the outline of our reviewers so it would be more painful to read relatable. Watch out for the must knows, caveat and rules, and maybe a review question out there. You’ve been warned. Must Know no. 1: No matter how well you plan things, the universe will not always agree with you. Unexpected...
n. a kind of psychological exoskeleton that can protect you from pain and contain your anxieties, but always ends up cracking under pressure or hollowed out by time—and will keep growing back again and again, until you develop a more sophisticated emotional structure, held up by a strong and flexible spine, built less like a fortress than a cluster of treehouses.