My Inspiration

Prescription for Better Living’s core aim is INSPIRATION! As a young boy, at the age of four years old, a Pediatrician named Dr. Stewart inspired me to want to be a doctor. Born as a preemie, my early childhood found me battling health problems. I battled with asthma and bronchitis. My mother would take me to appointment after appointment with various symptoms. Coughing, wheezing, congestion and chest pain plagued my little body. At that young age I didn’t understand much. I knew that I was sick and I wanted to get better. Dr. Stewart’s office became my haven. I would arrive at her office in distress. Her staff would whisk me to the back, do their evaluation and call her to the room. She would arrive, often humming which was calming to me (I hum with my patients now). She would talk to my mom, listen to my little lungs and leave the room. A nurse would come in and give me what I now know is a nebulizer treatment, but at the time I thought was magical smoke medicine. Pretty soon the wheezing and tightness in my chest would go away, my cough would ease and relief would set in. Dr. Stewart would walk back into the room to make sure I had improved. Then, after she cured me she would do something that probably left an even bigger mark on me. She would give me candy! I thought, “How cool. You get to make people feel better and then give them candy. I want to do that when I grow up”! It stuck. I never gave up on my dream. Despite many road blocks and challenges, with the help of many, I achieved my goal to become a doctor.

Our Why

Prescription for Better Living was created to perpetuate what Dr. Stewart did for me. Through our work we will INSPIRE the next generation of healthcare professionals. We will inspire individuals who have a dream but cannot realize the possibilities. We will help them see that what seems impossible is very possible, and what appears to be intangible is at their finger tips.
I live my personal and professional life with gratitude for those who inspired, encouraged, supported and motivated me. This is me paying it forward.
Gracias