I was moved by the Democratic National Convention, beginning with the Zoom-esque choir of American children singing the Star-Spangled Banner. https://youtu.be/t15hVyzCvwo I was moved by the variety of spokespeople for the states’ Convention delegation, by our geography, our languages, our passions. And I was moved by Joe Biden. If ever there was a time for…
As the tears fell down my cheeks this morning, I realized how much I’ve gotten used to being hard to the world. Tracking Florida’s COVID-19 numbers helps me know how the Coronavirus pandemic is going on in the world just outside our door. I was trained for this new project of mine during my nearly…
https://youtu.be/Bw5J-V0NQQI CBS Sunday Morning, May 17, 2020 On a recent CBS Sunday Morning segment, journalist Lee Cowan posited that the social isolation of the Coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity to build a better way of living. As nice as all of this [solitude in nature] looks, most of us would trade peace for other…
This Letter to the Editor appeared in The Palm Beach Post on March 29, 2020: When a healthcare crisis upends our lives, the care of a trusted physician is valuable beyond measure. Now, with COVID-19, physicians are putting themselves at risk without hesitation to save lives, provide testing and reassure patients. On Monday, National Doctors’…