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The Whys that break my heart
I walked up to the school today I heard the children laugh and play I heard them calling to their friends I saw them hugging, holding...
Dionne Mills
May 26, 20223 min read
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Adding back that which I gave up
All of my childhood, teen years and even during college I swam. Competitively for the majority but I also swam with the University of...
Dionne Mills
May 20, 20222 min read
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Some habits we can't decide if we should break
Twelve year old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a white police officer while he was carrying a replica toy gun in the park. The officer...
Dionne Mills
May 17, 20223 min read
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Balance Found
At least once a week I tell Randy that I cannot believe this is now my life. Our life. Knowing that that which feeds my soul, what I...
Dionne Mills
Feb 4, 20223 min read
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And to think
This past week has been filled with lots of OR time for gynecological surgeries; operations that I had gladly said goodbye to in exchange...
Dionne Mills
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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Wise Words
God knows that I once thought that if I yelled loud enough, strategized smartly enough and educated well enough, I would be able to make...
Dionne Mills
May 19, 20213 min read
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The Push and Pull
Immigration is not just about what you are leaving, it is about what you are moving toward. It's not just about "anywhere but here". At...
Dionne Mills
May 10, 20214 min read
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If you know, then you know
No need to spell everything out ad nauseum. Each of the reasons for us leaving that I shared could be expounded on for a hundred pages....
Dionne Mills
May 7, 20211 min read
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But Why Though? - Part Two
Before anyone thinks that our reasons for leaving are solely due to the toxic systemic racism in this country, let me clarify that there...
Dionne Mills
May 7, 20213 min read
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But Why Though?- Part One
Picture this- years of hard work and sacrifice to become a board certified OB/GYN. Years of struggle to become a citizen of the United...
Dionne Mills
May 7, 20212 min read
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The First Ten Years
I always knew that there was something different about how I saw America because of the fact that I was able to see it as an outsider. I...
Dionne Mills
May 5, 20211 min read
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