My son got his Ph.D. on Tuesday!
I went to see him defend his dissertation. He gave an amazing talk. His field is Chemical Biology, and he studies ways of getting medicines into hard to get to places using viruses and light. That’s about all I can understand…it is such far out science.
This is my baby boy who has given me so much grief and pain. It’s not over, of course, but I am one proud mama, and of course I love the guy beyond all reason.
Whew, this journey to success has been a very long and bumpy one for him, but he is not merely one more Ph.D. in the world. He is rising very quickly to the top. It’s a long story, and I’m very tired, as I came down with the flu a couple of weeks ago and this past few days have been a whirl of travel and celebratory festivities. So I’ll leave the details for another time, and just say
CONGRATULATIONS to my dear pain in the ass πππ€π€π€πππ»πΎππ
G. Collerone
/ October 20, 2016whoohoo!
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016πππ
The Grundlands
/ October 20, 2016Mazal tov. Amazing. Kol ha kavod mama. xoxo
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thank you, mamaleh. You have it all in front of you! Hopefully with minimum tsuris π
avaswan
/ October 20, 2016Congratulations to you and your son!!! Get some well deserved rest sweetheart.
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ava!
LydiaA1614
/ October 20, 2016Congratulations to both you and your son. That is quite the acheivement!
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thank you! It’s been quite an adventure getting here!
sheldonk2014
/ October 20, 2016There’s nothing like a mother having her love
congrats to your son
Feel better Laura
As always Sheldon
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thank you, sweetie!
Cooking For The Time Challenged
/ October 20, 2016Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment. To quote my daughter, “take a bow, take a bow.”
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016πππΈ le’chayim!!!! Chag Sameach, Shabbat Shalom!
Cooking For The Time Challenged
/ October 21, 2016ππππ
petspeopleandlife
/ October 20, 2016Well done for your son. A really great accomplishment in an important field. I know that you are very proud. His PHD is nothing to be taken lightly.
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thank you! I am very proud indeed.
CC
/ October 20, 2016A very big congratulations to your son, Laura! A great accomplishment indeed.
And a very big hug to you..as you share with him, as his mother, with love and pride only a mother knows. So very happy for you both. β€ β€
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thank you thank you! Of course there’s more to the story, not all of it so great, but for now I’m focusing on the positive and hoping he will get even more serious now that he’s a post-doc, and begin to weed out unhealthy behaviors. I hope his success will motivate him to keep reaching higher!
ashualec
/ October 21, 2016Congratulations. I look forward to your details about his achievements.
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thanks, Ashu! Actually the science that he does is so far-out, I can barely get the gist of it. It’s fabulous, as far as I can understand it, though!
annesspirit
/ October 21, 2016Congratulations Laura to both you and your son. He must be an intelligent and wonderful young man. He made it. You get partial credit for being a good mom. Lots of love. Anne
Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA
/ October 21, 2016Thanks, Anne! I am so very proud of him. It’s been a rough road, and I do give myself credit where credit is due, for hauling him kicking and screaming out of a downward spiral, into the light. Thank God for the resources that appeared just in time….