A little over a year ago, I was having something of an existential crisis in the face of our failure to effectively address climate change and generally how our social discourse was deteriorating. I found myself apologizing to my senior high son for handing him such a mess. /1 I ended up deciding to get some help using @betterhelp -- an online matchmaking service for people seeking counseling. It's self pay, but relatively affordable and I understand they are offering special rates to address COVID-19 issues (maybe even free for a time). /2

This probably falls under #TMI for Twitter. Here’s a (very true) story:

Back in October, I learned about the son of someone at my UU congregation who needed a kidney. Now, a few years ago, I had started a workup at Mayo for a colleague I barely knew who also needed a kidney. /1 The colleague found a better matched donor and my process didn’t get past screening questions and (lots of) bloodwork. When I learned of this new need, though I had only met the mom maybe twice and her adult son not at all, I figured I would offer again. /2

As a 20+ year member of @HIMSS and current @MDHIMSS Board member (speaking personally), I implore HIMSS to make the bold and powerful decision to cancel next week’s #HIMSS20.

Here are some thoughts and additional asks: /1 This is an important opportunity for @HIMSS to show leadership by canceling the official conference so that current registrations can be rolled over to #HIMSS21. /2

I have resisted unfriending or unfollowing people on SM just because they do not share my political views. I want to hear from people who don’t think like me so I can better understand their perspectives. #VoteOrBye Even as civility on all fronts has largely vanished from our discourse, I have continued to read, listen and respond with civility. #VoteOrBye