I wish the news was all “Fake News.” It is difficult to stay upbeat. When I turn on the news, it is one horrible thing after another. I used to be a news junkie. I still subscribe to multiple newspapers. Now, I merely glance at them to get the basic points and then click to…
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I credit my son with this idea. Several months ago, he predicted a form of PTSD would result from our current crisis. Last night, I watched a movie on Netflix and was surprised to find my anxiety rising as a large group all hugged each other in what was supposed to be a warm conclusion. …
We watched China get hit hard by the virus. Pretending it was “the flu” did not work. Too many people got infected and died. There was no choice. There was only one option: Shut down the country! Soon, Italy was hit and the choice seemed clear: Shelter and Quarantine! With frightful speed, Covid-19 spread into the…
From this article: A new survey by Yahoo News and YouGov has found that 44% of Republicans believe that Bill Gates will use the COVID-19 vaccination to implant a location-tracking microchip into the vaccine recipient, a conspiracy theory that has gained traction among fringe groups and conservative pundits. We’re desperate to open up and it looks like we…
Denial: In China: “Stop spreading panic! You’re under arrest!” Soon, in the U.S: “It’s just like the flu! You don’t panic over the flu! Get a flu shot!” Anger: “The government is incompetent!” “Democrats just want to use this to take down Trump!” “China did this to us!” “Trump is an idiot!” “You want…
Come up with your own list. Here is mine. Coronavirus shows us we are not in charge of the world. Our brains, reasoning and problem solving are not helping. It’s making us freak out. We can slow the spread. However, ultimately a large percentage of people will get this infection. It’s not stoppable Some of…
Nearly forty years ago, the AIDS crisis kicked off rather quietly about the time I entered medical school. As young medical students, we found ourselves with a unique perspective on a massive epidemic that initially defied understanding. All sorts of explanations were attempted to comprehend the strange array of illnesses which suddenly appeared. Hospital…
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