CROHN’S DISEASE: Spread across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, the chain of islands that encompass The West Indies are ripe with cultural observances.

ETERNAL LOVE: The proprietor of my after-school day care loved to watch soap operas.

RAPE: None of us can recall the exact details of the day that we’re born so our knowledge of that day is limited to what our parents tell us.

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Getting punched in the eye is a different experience altogether from getting punched anywhere else on the body.

DEATH: At any given moment, we will all die. How, when or where will never truly be known in advance.

DIET and COVID-19: Have you ever noticed that members of the Rastafarian community have largely remained relatively unscathed by the Covid-19 pandemic?

PRISON: There’s a stark difference between being captured and imprisoned versus being born into captivity.

SCHIZOPHRENIA: Every parent has a dream for their child. Some have intricate plans of what schools they should attend and what career they should choose.

HIV/AIDS: In 1992, Mike Tyson, the heavy-weight champion of the world, was charged for rape, tried and found guilty.

KNOCKED DOWN: In The Bahamas we have a special breed of dogs known as Potcakes. Colloquially named after the overcooked (burnt) rice at the bottom of a pot that nobody wants, these dogs are incredibly resilient.

OBESITY 3: Every human being has at least one physical characteristic that they’d like to change or, in the very least, enhance.

KIDNEY FAILURE: I have flat feet. My mom has flat feet, my dad, my siblings, my cousins. We’re just a happy flat-footed Cartwright family.

OBESITY 2: Some of the most beloved children’s novels lie within the portal fantasy genre. The Wizard of Oz, Alice in wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter are just a few standout examples.

OBESITY 1: One of my favorite subjects in high school was English literature. I easily excelled in all sciences but literature, while I found it fascinating, was initially a struggle.

MISCARRIAGE: Now in her late 30s, this week’s patient is more than any other I have ever treated, filled to capacity with the gentle compassion of a mother.

CAR ACCIDENT: A grilled chicken and bacon sandwich with spinach, spicy mayo and avocado. It did little to show his creativity but for the 26-year-old chef featured in today’s article, preparing that meal was a welcomed relief.

GUNSHOTS: In 2016, around four-o’clock in the morning, and at 78 years of age, my patient was shot five times.

STROKE: Not all fairy tales end in happily ever after and few marriages endure without challenges.

SUICIDE: I believe the emotionally closed to be the ones that suffer the most and many times they tragically do so in silence.

COVID-19: There are some days when getting out of bed comes with great ease and other times when it is a hard-fought mountainous struggle.