Deandra Howard

We are going to sometimes do something and we're going to see the progress.

Sometimes we're going to try something and we may not see that progress.

But that gets us closer to knowing what is effective and what isn't.

And it's really hard, I think, for people who are not in those spaces to understand like what that looks like and what that might look like in a dollar sign.

That is millions of dollars, unfortunately.

But that is what it takes to get progress in health care.

You know, so I just I think that that's a really tough part of being a health professional is getting people to kind of come and see, you know, what we're seeing.

Yeah, I think it's.

you know, for me, I just want to, you know, kind of focus on, you know, doing my job and, you know, kind of take caring, kind of what Sheridan was saying about her mental health being affected.

You know, we have to, in these hard times, like,

try and take care of ourselves and, you know, remember what we're doing is important and just, you know, maybe take a step back sometimes if we're just kind of struggling with everything that's going on.

So I think that's kind of how I'm feeling right now about everything is, you know, wanting to continue to do my job, continue to help people, but also, you know, sometimes taking that step back and making sure I'm okay.

I think that was a great time to bring me in. So I am engaged. I have been engaged for a long time to a man. However, I identify as bisexual. And so I think I am an Amazing example of how I present as somebody that is hetero or that passes as straight. And people are quick to label me as straight.

I think that was a great time to bring me in. So I am engaged. I have been engaged for a long time to a man. However, I identify as bisexual. And so I think I am an Amazing example of how I present as somebody that is hetero or that passes as straight. And people are quick to label me as straight.

But really, my lived experience and who I am and where my attractions fall, I am bisexual and I have my whole life. So this is something that a lot of people struggle with in my life because I have a wonderful, loving fiance that is a man. And so I think a lot of people have a hard time understanding how that can mean that I am still bisexual.

But really, my lived experience and who I am and where my attractions fall, I am bisexual and I have my whole life. So this is something that a lot of people struggle with in my life because I have a wonderful, loving fiance that is a man. And so I think a lot of people have a hard time understanding how that can mean that I am still bisexual.

But I think it opens the door for conversations with a lot of people. And by the end of the conversation, they're like, yeah, I do think that you're bisexual. I do think that you're gay. So I think it's just... I think I'm a good example of don't judge a book by its cover. Don't label a book by its cover. And I do think that there are stereotypes for straight people that I fall under.

But I think it opens the door for conversations with a lot of people. And by the end of the conversation, they're like, yeah, I do think that you're bisexual. I do think that you're gay. So I think it's just... I think I'm a good example of don't judge a book by its cover. Don't label a book by its cover. And I do think that there are stereotypes for straight people that I fall under.

And I fall under stereotypes for bisexual people. I have a nose ring. That's a common one that people make a joke about. And even a common... A common stereotype about bisexual women is that they are dating or engaged or married to a straight man. So I fall under that stereotype, too. But that doesn't diminish my experience by any means. Yeah, I think that was a great time to call me in, Stan.

And I fall under stereotypes for bisexual people. I have a nose ring. That's a common one that people make a joke about. And even a common... A common stereotype about bisexual women is that they are dating or engaged or married to a straight man. So I fall under that stereotype, too. But that doesn't diminish my experience by any means. Yeah, I think that was a great time to call me in, Stan.