#BlackJoyInNeuro is the perfect way to end #BlackInNeuroWeek because joy is what keeps us all going. It reminds us what’s important and why we’re doing what we do.

So MANY things make me joyful https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
These are the top 5 that keep me sane on this PhD journey:

#1 my husband https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💍" title="Ring" aria-label="Emoji: Ring">
He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.

He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">
He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=" title="He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">">
He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=" title="He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">">
He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=" title="He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">">
He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=" title="He has been there EVERY step of the way. Providing reassurance as I doubted myself submitting grad school apps, driving me to/from lab late at night, making me step back when I’m doing too much, & keeping me going when I want to quit.He is my rock & the main reason I thrive https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">">
He’s so supportive of everything I do. And wrote this on our bathroom mirror at the beginning of the week:

“Happy Black In Neuro week!!! My Black Shero!!!” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts">
#2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Wachsendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Wachsendes Herz">

All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">

I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">
#2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">" title=" #2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Wachsendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Wachsendes Herz">All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">">
#2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">" title=" #2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Wachsendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Wachsendes Herz">All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">">
#2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">" title=" #2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Wachsendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Wachsendes Herz">All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">">
#2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">" title=" #2 my family - meaning biological, Fisk family, lab family, and BlackInNeuro family https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💗" title="Wachsendes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Wachsendes Herz">All of them play such a huge role in making me who I am while giving so much love & supporthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤞🏾" title="Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Crossed fingers (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">I can lean on them and expect good honest advice even when I don’t want to hear it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit offenem Mund und Angstschweiß">">
I especially love the babies in my life https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👶🏾" title="Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">

My godson and nephew are EVERYTHING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen"> I want to make the world better/safer for them. I want them to see themselves as scientists/doctors/whatever.

And I want them to live. Without fear. Because their lives matter https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">
I especially love the babies in my life https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👶🏾" title="Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">My godson and nephew are EVERYTHING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen"> I want to make the world better/safer for them. I want them to see themselves as scientists/doctors/whatever.And I want them to live. Without fear. Because their lives matter https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">" title="I especially love the babies in my life https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👶🏾" title="Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">My godson and nephew are EVERYTHING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen"> I want to make the world better/safer for them. I want them to see themselves as scientists/doctors/whatever.And I want them to live. Without fear. Because their lives matter https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">">
I especially love the babies in my life https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👶🏾" title="Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">My godson and nephew are EVERYTHING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen"> I want to make the world better/safer for them. I want them to see themselves as scientists/doctors/whatever.And I want them to live. Without fear. Because their lives matter https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">" title="I especially love the babies in my life https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👶🏾" title="Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Baby (durchschnittlich dunkler Hautton)">My godson and nephew are EVERYTHING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😍" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit herzförmigen Augen"> I want to make the world better/safer for them. I want them to see themselves as scientists/doctors/whatever.And I want them to live. Without fear. Because their lives matter https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">">
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