Honestly, the reason why I chose Gastroenterology as a subspecialty was the fact that quality of life can be so dramatically derailed by stomach ailments like pain, diarrhea, and bloating. I felt helping people address these complaints could really impact people in a positive way. 🤔 Think of trying to date on a Saturday night if you have colitis with urgency—as a way to describe some of the symptoms very softly and non-graphically. ;-) It took me 17 years ‼️ from starting college at Stony Brook to finish my training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Miami. I studied in cities such as Brighton., and Tel Aviv along that way. I have been in private practice since many yrs. That is a lot of acquired experience to potentially share. It is OK sometimes just to “give, give, give.” It became clear to me—sticking to my social media platform—focused on Colorectal Cancer screening 💙 and nutrition 🥬 that the power of using this platform can truly help people and even save lives. Why LinkedIn? Sharing on LinkedIn just expands my reach so dramatically in the ability to pass on 💯% FREE information that I am experienced in and can help people even in the smallest way. I started on LinkedIn only after watching "from the sidelines" Amy Perkins, and then actually speaking ☎️ to Joy Mcadams, Shaneé Moret, Belinda Aramide, Jaime Cohen, Chantel Soumis, and Berel Solomon. Maybe I overthought it? But I wanted to understand what LinkedIn "was about." If I was going in, I was going "all in." So I went "all in" including the "reboot" of #LinkedInLocalMiami 🌴 in 2020. #ShaySavesLives ☀️ I met Shay ☀️ Rowbottom through Richard Moore and Entrepreneur Business Live in September 2019. I watched her evolving platform shift—one of the focuses—to "healing." ✳️ It became clearer to me of the true, meaningful power of LinkedIn. Months later I told Shay; “You and I are going to save lives.” Followed by; “Seriously.” 😊