**Story Time**

I finally entered medical school to study medical laboratory science after avoiding medicine and surgery, only to confront my fears again.

Yesterday, I had my first Gross Anatomy practical. The moment I walked into the lab, the first thing I saw was a cadaver, and I was immediately gripped by fear. I turned back and couldn't bring myself to look at it again.

A video was shown demonstrating how the dissection of the cadaver was to be carried out, and afterward, we proceeded to the main dissection.

For the first time in my life, I was in the same room as dead bodies. I thought it would be dramatic, perhaps I would faint, but to my surprise, I held it together.

I finally became interested in the practical, only to realize that I was too short to see inside the body. Yesterday was the only day I ever regretted being short! I couldn't see anything, even after standing on my toes for about 20 minutes.

It feels like this medical school might not be for me 😭. But I won’t give up because I CAN!