Category Archives: Emergency/Crisis Medical

we find our stuff

Just here, in tragedy, we find our stuff. Just here, in our joy and their need. :- Doug.

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Faith, soap, and clarity

Faith in vaccines Soap your hands Clarity of science: Faith, soap, and clarity That’s the way to live so virus-free How do I know? Doc Fauci tells me so! :- Doug.

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Have faith in the vaccines

Have faith in the vaccines Now covid cannot find your door Nor have the strength to carry you to grave :- Doug.

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Do the patriotic thing

Do the patriotic thing—get vaccinated against covid—and fears. :- Doug.

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Get beyond tired with being tired

We need somehow to get beyond being tired with being tired; perhaps immerse ourselves in this pandemic moment. What do you think? :- Doug.

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Her hand print fades

Her hand print fades from off the glass closest she could get as he lies dying and I, having sent her away — was it gently?— seeing this embrace too quickly evaporate grab a marker to trace its outline :- … Continue reading

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All of us have covid

All of us have covid here he softly chuckled some with virus, some other wise :- Doug.

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Story speaks to covid?

How does your story speak to covid time? How does covid time inform your story? :- Doug.

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Dad to be?

Who is Dad to be, now? Who this family? Is it now, or next? Or past? :- Doug.

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Be tender

Do healthy Be tender Think deeply :- Doug.

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Life for Dad?

What is better quality of life for Dad? :- Doug.

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Do healthy

Do healthy. Keep loving. Reflect. :- Doug.

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People we like

We work with people we like. :- Doug.

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Hardest there is

This requires thinking—the hardest work there is. :- Doug.

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Needs we cannot

Feeling inadequate, overwhelmed, anxious, and the like are some of the harder parts of having a close one whose needs we cannot alleviate. :- Doug.

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A hat of any color

You can fight the pain. You can befriend it. You can give in to it. Or you can meet it without giving it a hat of any color. :- Doug.

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Turning in your hand

There is no safety Safety is a lie Told as if true Living is mystery Turning in your hand :- Doug.

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