Curvy and the Beast

I no longer work at the urgent care clinic in Queens. As much as I wanted to continue to work there, it quickly became apparent to me that it wouldn’t work out. Dr. Murray didn’t like having security around the office because he said it kept the patients from coming in to be treated. After a couple of months, he told me either the security would need to go, or I would. I understood, but due to Crews’ position in the Diaz crime family, I couldn’t go without protection, or it would put Crews and me at risk.

It didn’t take long for me to come into the fold with the Diaz family though. They needed someone to help with wounds. I never asked any questions, just stitched the guys back up and off they would go. It felt good to be a part of something bigger than myself and to be needed in a way that Crews couldn’t give me.

As the years have passed, I’ve become an essential part of the ‘family.’ They even sent me back to school to become a general practitioner doctor at NYU’s Accelerated Med school program. It was a lot to juggle with the children, but Alma and my mom were a godsend, and I graduated over five years ago.

Family is what matters most. Family is what gets us through. Family isn’t always your blood. I have a large family, one that means everything to me. This is not the life I thought I would lead, but it’s one I wouldn’t trade for the world, and I have Crews to thank for it all.