Limitless

Panic attacks

Feel like near-heart attacks

Heart rates high

Breathing fast

The doom feeling

I’ve seen a few in and and out of the office

She was having one the first time I met her

“I bet the name “Olabintan” was a bit intimidating “…

we laughed when the storm was over

She laughed

Her: My pulmonologist sent me to you

Me: I’m glad he did …

Her: She’s a she

Me: Oh my bad ..

I’m glad she did

We talked medications

Stress-relief exercises

Deep breathing

Talking to our thoughts

Drawing strength from past victories

Mindfulness

Meditation… the simple 5 minute kind

Fast forward 7 months later (yes, it took time)

The calm

20 lbs down

Doing new things… like running a marathon

I told her I’d write about her

My friend run coach Dr Quirk of MindfulMarathon would be so proud

“Can you imagine what else is possible?”

“You are doing things you never thought you would…
The sky is the limit.”

I encouraged her to dream …

Encouraging as I’m encouraged


In health,
Dr. O

Author

Dr. Tolulope Olabintan MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP, dipABLM Dr. Tolulope Olabintan is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Livingspring Family Medical Center. She is a Christian, Family Physician, writer, mentor, mother and wife. She takes joy in empowering her patients and readers to live their fullest lives possible. She helps patients live long and well as she believes that the quality of life is just as important as the quantity of life. She is also a foodie and loves the colors teal and orange. Dr. Olabintan completed her medical degree at UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School in 2007. Dr. O went on to finish her Family Medicine Residency from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Family Medicine residency where she also served as a Chief Resident. She then went on to complete a women’s health/surgical obstetrics fellowship at St Francis hospital in 2011. She is a board-certified Family Physician, Lifestyle Medicine, a HIV specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.