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    Your Responses: Update on Mom

    Yesterday, I read through all the generous comments you all shared when I asked the question, “What was it about Mom that caused you to care and pray for her?” The comments flooded my …

    May 3, 2020
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    Question and Update on Mom

    Two weeks ago from today, Mom was admitted to the hospital. Hard to believe it’s been that long already. Yet it feels like months have gone by.…

    May 2, 2020
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    On Miracles: Update on Mom

    My Canadian friend and I have a lot in common. She graduated Loma Linda medical school one year after me and is a woman of faith. She seeks to be a medical missionary wherever…

    May 1, 2020
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    Angel Armies: Update on Mom

    Social support is part of what makes us human. COVID-19 strikes at the heart of our humanity because it compels us to social distance and bans family visits to hospitals and nursing homes. Were…

    April 30, 2020
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    Rest for the Weary: Update on Mom

    To say Mom has gone through a lot this week would be an understatement. My sister, a physician, says Mom was snatched from the grave. Thankfully, Mom made a faster-than-expected recovery and also tested…

    April 25, 2020
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    So What Does Mom Have? Update on Mom

    Somebody once wrote, “There are decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” I have a friend on the frontlines of COVID-19 who tells me that the last month has felt…

    April 24, 2020
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    The COVID-19 Test Result: Update on Mom

    Our family argues a lot. Dad’s a physician. My two siblings and I are also doctors. Naturally we all have strong opinions. One of those arguments was whether or not Mom has COVID-19. Personally,…

    April 23, 2020
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    To Visit or Not to Visit: Update on Mom

    Two days ago Mom was at death’s door. Because of the decline of her lungs, heart and metabolic status, she needed to be intubated. Before the coronavirus pandemic, if a loved one was sick…

    April 22, 2020