What If I Told You the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Entirely Bad?

摘要

Is the COVID-19 pandemic entirely bad? Your eyes may be popping out of your head by this statement. What if I told you that this pandemic has allowed me to be a better husband, father, son, citizen, teacher, and residency program director? It has allowed me to speak, teach, and love in ways I have never done before. Previously, death was a very distant concept to this 41-year-old emergency room doctor. This pandemic has brought death to my front door, as this virus is all around me at work. Every time I pull up a chest CT showing those infamous ‘‘ground glass opacities,’’ I say to myself, I was in that room with that COVID-19 patient and I know I picked up the virus. Immediately my mind goes to my family at home, hoping I won’t be transporting the virus back to them despite my precautions.