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Life is one big rollercoaster ride, and I'm exquisitely motion sick. Mother of three, wife of one, child neurologist.
Nov 7, 2020 15 tweets 2 min read
A #COVID story:

We have been very careful & diligent.

Masks. Only eating at restaurants if outside. Social dist with friends. Kids can't go in friends' homes. Not seeing grandparents.

But husband let guard down chatting with friend in need. Who 2 days later had COVID symptoms. So he started quarantine right away. Initial test (d5) negative ----> mild symptoms (d6)---> repeat test (day 10) +.

Fortunately his symptoms are very mild thus far, but here's my takeaway/reminders:
Nov 6, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
"This is America....This is indeed our country and who the proverbial 'we' are. The way this election has played out shouldn’t be a surprise if you’ve been paying attention or if you understand racism and how systemic it really is."

nytimes.com/2020/11/05/opi… "Too many white liberals will obsess over early exit polls indicating that 20 percent of Black men and a significant number of the overly broad categories of Latinos and Asians voted for Mr. Trump."