I don’t even know where to start with this post, but here goes. Since becoming a researcher, medical writer and mum to a child with Down Syndrome, I have increasingly felt that something was missing from the purpose of my career. Many questions arose, of which the two most poignant were: Why am I a medical writer? What am I contributing, and to whom? This is my story from career DISILLUSIONMENT to REFLECTION, ACTION and CHANGE. Our time on earth is short, and I want to get to