Keep gliding, tumor and all.

Or, the juxtaposition of our family betta fish with the practice of medicine.

This is our family betta fish.

She has developed a large tumor in her once beautiful blue iridescent tail.

I’ve faithfully changed the water in her tank on a weekly basis for over 2 years. This involves scooping her up and out in a small net, inverting it, and then depositing her into a small cup of water until her verdant plastic world can be cleaned up…