Svetlana Larkina

07/06/2026

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes. Honestly, I’m touched, deep down. Every kind word is already working for my health and happiness — tested and proven by my latest blood results 😍!

Special love to my Odesa people — you’re wonderful, and I’m proud to be one of you. That magical cake from Profitroli…

To my colleagues at our clinic and the London team at Devonshire Dermatology — guys, without your support I wouldn’t have coped, especially these last few years. All those flights, exams, tricky patients and so much more. Your gift was spot on — literally 😍

I’m grateful to my patients for your trust, loyalty, positivity, humour and support through the toughest moments. So many of you have become close friends over my thirty years in this profession.

My family — my guardian angels, patient and caring. I’m far from an angel, I know. I love you… and that’s exactly why I’m still trying to raise you and nudge you in the right direction 😁

I’m even grateful to my enemies and the jealous ones — you helped me become wise and strong.

Now for the main thing: I’m 55+, and I’m proud of my age.
In football, you’d be retired by now. But a doctor grows wiser, more careful, more experienced, more professional with every passing year. More conferences behind me, more brilliant mentors from around the world who become friends — and I can always rely on their experience and advice.

At this age, you finally know what you want from life — and you’re not embarrassed to want it. You stop wasting time on nonsense — because time flies like mad. You start taking care of yourself not out of vanity, but out of respect for your own body. You forgive yourself for not being perfect — and even find charm in the flaws. You treasure the people who didn’t disappear when things got hard. You connect quickly with kindred spirits, but you rarely let anyone deep into your soul. And you understand love not as some fiery passion, but as quiet happiness — just being there with someone.

Anyway — I’ve only just warmed up. The first half of my life was a cracking start. Hope to carry on in the same spirit.

Hugs to all.
And I�

07/06/2026

12/05/2026

Today, May 12, the world celebrates International Nurses Day. This date is no coincidence: today is the birthday of Florence Nightingale — the woman who organized the world’s first team of nurses.

Dear colleagues, I thank you for your work; for following orders even when our handwriting is unreadable; for having our backs and sometimes whispering: “Doctor, the patient is hungry / upset / has been through a tragedy / hasn’t slept — please check again…”; for staying late with us after work; for worrying whether the doctor has had time to eat; for supporting us in difficult cases; and for making our teamwork comfortable and smooth!

On behalf of all patients, I thank you for your boundless patience, professionalism, and huge heart.

My dear girls (that’s just how it is in our team 😍) — without you, I feel like I have no hands.