News Addressing the airborne spread of COVID-19 Jul 10, 2020 A report released earlier this week suggested that COVID-19 may be spread through microscopic respiratory droplets up to several meters in enclosed indoor spaces. While informative for ongoing ... Continue Reading Reflections on the pandemic Jul 8, 2020 RIght before they declared a pandemic and during the early stages of China's cases, I was having knee surgery. I was on non weight bearing orders for 6 weeks after then had another 6-8 weeks of ... Continue Reading The gift of life Jul 8, 2020 The ventilator pulsed quietly, keeping a steady rhythm, forcing air into lungs that were struggling on their own; supporting a fatigued body too tired to fight. She sat at the bedside, as she had the ... Continue Reading Saying thank you to the TrinityCare hospice workers Jul 7, 2020 The Institute for Human Caring participated in a volunteer opportunity to hand out breakfast and a t-shirt to Trinity Hospice Care caregivers in Burbank, Torrance, and Cerritos. The t-shirts had a ... Continue Reading Doubting Thomases Jul 6, 2020 July 3, 2020 - I do not believe that it is a coincidence that today is the Catholic feast day of St. Thomas, the Apostle – Doubting Thomas as we have called him through the centuries! According ... Continue Reading Thank you Providence Marianwood caregivers Jul 2, 2020 I volunteer with the Issaquah Historical Society. We wanted to give our thanks to all of the wonderful caregivers, so we had a banner made that hangs on the outside wall of our historic train station. Continue Reading