Rachel hester

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

Tl;Dr: knocked my head right, want to be an MD. I passed out 10/28 and spent the evening of 10/29 in the ER after working. 11/4 I went to bed hopeful. 11/5 I woke up sad. 11/6 I was fuming. I requested a consult for a laparoscopic hysterectomy (first avail). I re-enrolled at my alma mater for prerequisite coursework and I’m in touch with UW and Wazzu with plans to transfer next year in pursuit of a BS in biochem, my third bachelor degree. From there, I want to go to med school for dermato

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My sleeve is in reference to a few Spanish pieces that I studied while getting my bachelors in Spanish: El Sur - Borges (to be completed 5/25), Soneto XII - Garcilaso de la Vega. I also have greenery in reference to May (lily of the valley) which nods towards my birth sign (Taurus). My forearm has a Medusa & a Phoenix in blue work. I’ll leave the interpretation to you on those :) The Phoenix covers old SH scars. My thigh piece references my childhood running around rural GA

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use the money towards my educational expenses and/or future. I also am planning to open a private practice focusing on functional concierge medicine in ski resort areas in WA with free clinic availability on weekends. I want my clinic to offer all specialties within one house because I myself have experienced what it’s like when drs do not talk to eachother. I have PsA, psoriasis, and Hashimoto’s disease and I am blessed to have found an amazing team of specialists to care fo