For most of us our journey with the coronavirus pandemic started in March 2020 with the institution of executive orders to stay at home...

You don't know them, but they are heroes--Americans who are rolling up their sleeves to test vaccines to prevent COVID-19 in drug trials.

The numbers of dead and ill during this global pandemic continue to be mind numbing. But behind every number and every statistic is a story.

Our lives are not reality TV. Our lives are real life. Lessons from TV's West Wing.

When that big truck pulls into your driveway, wave, say hello from a distance, thank the men and women in the big trucks--our lifelines.

Your favorite bars and restaurants may be closed (for good). Or closing or in trouble. Sadly, these familiar places are also COVID victims.

We are dealing with people whose lives and health and livelihood have been shredded by this viral nightmare in ways we could never imagine.

Chloe in her final dance brought community to our door during a time of profound grief and loss in more ways than one.

Be alert, engaged, and anticipate the future, because, like Michael Jordan, maybe we can create the future.

As the COVID-19 pandemic ensnares and unravels almost every aspect of our life, find some way to be kind to someone else.

What a Russian psychologist discovered 100 years ago about why we are having trouble coping today.

Battling a virus is not a game. Do you want to play the numbers and bet your life on that?

The naysayers and disbelievers don’t understand the short- and long-term fate of individuals who become ill with COVID and survive.

We desperately want to turn back the clock to the way things were at the old ballgame.

If we know the finish line is just up the road, we can marshal the physical and emotional resources to go the distance.

We have lost focus on the grave danger of the virus among us. This is called cognitive tunneling.

And then there will be a vaccine ... but don't believe the headlines just yet. Mayo Clinic doctor explains phases 1, 2, 3 clinical trials.

We are not deciding who lives or dies. We are deciding what is the best course of treatment for the patient.

Who speaks for you when you become seriously ill?

Today, dying alone is a reality for patients in the hospital with COVID-19.