Five Things Alex Is Thankful For:
1. My family: my parents have worked so hard their whole lives to make sure I had opportunities they never had. They are the single biggest influence on my life.
2. My mentors: as the first member of my family to go to medical school, I have really needed to rely on the advice of teachers and colleagues throughout my training and career. Their guidance has meant so much to me, because it has been offered not out of a sense of obligation but out of a genuine interest in helping me succeed.
3. The book: "Outing Yourself" by Michelangelo Signorile. I grew up in a very conservative and insular environment. This book was the closest thing to an "It Gets Better" video that we had in 1999. If I hadn't read it, I doubt I'd be successful, happy -- and perhaps even alive -- today.
4. My patients: My patients, and the 16,000 patients of Fenway Health, are an automatic daily affirmation for me. It's extremely rewarding to know that such special people -- some of them very vulnerable, with tough struggles in their lives -- can trust me and depend on me to help them.
5. My friends: They say that friends are family that you choose to have in your life. I'm so lucky to have friends from every phase of my life. It brings me so much joy to get to share in their lives, to watch how much we have all grown up. And since I'm so far away from my family in Miami, I really value my friends up North as a source of support, solace, and celebration.
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