Black People and COVID-19 Vaccination : Be Wary; Get Protected, Anyway.

We need to embrace vaccination against COVID-19 even though we have good reasons to be wary of health researchers and clinicians. For example: James Marion Sims is celebrated as the father of modern gynecology. He perfected his surgical techniques by operating on Black women who were slaves and did so without anesthesia. In 1932, in …

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Resilience in the Time of COVID-19. My Aunt Terri is Takin’ Us to School

Aunt Terri’s picture must be on Wikipedia with the word “Resilient.” She has a lesson for all of us as we deal with challenging and lasting changes due to COVID-19. As many of you know, my Aunt Terri had emergency surgery and initially did well before being unresponsive for two days. Although it was a …

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Advance Directives Are NOT About Death. They Are Life-Savers in the time of COVID-19

Most of you know that my Aunt Terri had emergency surgery. After initially doing well, she slid into the cascade of major complications common for older adults and became unresponsive. Aunt Terri is the heart of our family. Though it was painful, after two days, we asked the doctors to write a Do-Not-Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate …

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Is There A Doctor in the Family? I LOVE YOUs Help When I Wish There Weren’t

Many of you know about my Aunt Terri, the 94-year-old dynamo who has loved, supported, mentored, and inspired me since I came on the planet the day after her 29th birthday. She lives independently, drives safely, walks a mile in about 20 minutes every morning and before the pandemic, worked several days each week helping …

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