Yeah it's crazy, for all the apocalyptic sci fi stories I've read, the closest to this I've ever been before was the slo-mo AIDS pandemic which started in my med school days.

We have to find new ways to be in the world for a while. You have to find new ways of being connected to friends - I liked bttrfly's idea of having weekly Zoom meetups with her girlfriends.

You're doing such important work G and I know you're a blessing to the families of your patients. Take comfort in that.

Also get your vitamin D, that is starting to look more and more like a big factor in who gets mild disease and who gets serious disease.