🧠 The Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore Across Virginia—and across the country— patients are waiting months  to see neurologists and other specialists. In Hampton Roads, I saw this crisis up close. I watched as non-compete clauses —the very contracts meant to protect corporate interests—ended up blocking patients from care. When I tried to return to serve my community, I was told I couldn’t. Not because there wasn’t a need. Not because I wasn’t qualified. But because a hospital

⚕️ Portsmouth Still Needs Care Portsmouth continues to face a severe shortage of neurological care . Every week, patients are waiting— some in pain, some at risk of permanent disability—because there simply aren’t enough neurologists left in Hampton Roads. Part of me feels called to return. I want to help rebuild what’s been lost, to restore access for the people this system abandoned. But doing that would mean standing up once again to a billion-dollar health system  that te

It only made me louder. 🔊 From Good Intentions to Retaliation Explore the sidebar on the left. You can add media to add color to your post. You can also I went to Bon Secours  with good intentions — to build access to neurological care  for a community that desperately needed it. Portsmouth, Virginia, ranks among the lowest in the nation for health outcomes. The need for specialized neurological care was urgent — and I came ready to serve. But when I raised safety concerns