Hafa Adai from Guam

The wicker basket by our front door is our flip flop resting spot and it’s a small but visible indicator that my life has really changed! Can you believe it! Just a short time ago I frantically was balancing being a wife, mother, and pediatrician in sunny San Diego! But compliments of the US Navy we now call the beautiful tropical island of Guam - Home.

I’m a full time mom now as I await my medical license and enjoy my three children. They, by the way, have adjusted remarkably well. We weren’t at the airport for 10 minutes before they were playing duck duck goose with the local children!

I miss my friends and family in the states but I relish the time with my children. Now that I am home I’m struggling with a brand new set of challenges. How do I keep my patience? How do I maintain a balance of what I need and what they need? What about the house – how do you get anything done when there is all day to do it? And what’s this about dinner? Do I really have to cook again? I think about this and many other things all day long but in the meantime I haven’t heard anyone crying for a long time about why I have to go to work! I know these kids right here need me too, and I’m blessed because I can give them what I now have …time.

Sheila Cason MD