Trauma Healing, Symptom Reduction, Chronic Disease, Human Condition, Human Nature, Social Commentary, Cultural Issues. Lessons Learned in the Crucible of a Chronic Illness.
Mom of 6 grown kids: 2 tech executives, 2 musicians, 2 psychologists. 10 grandchildren. Writer, Musician, seamstress for the band. Married to a genius. Born Berkeley, CA live in the hills near Nashville, TN.
A retired statistician and former NHS Head of Department (Clinical Audit) at a busy teaching hospital puts down the pruning shears to explore various facets of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
A picture emerges.
We can all say what we think it's a picture of.
But my main role seems to be providing more clear information to help others in drawing their conclusions.
Humanity is challenged to transcend enslavement to, and traumatic fear of, microbes. COVID is the crucible. As we have learned to defeat SARS-CoV-2, we have learned broadly applicable strategies to defeat other microbes.
Unmasking totalitarianism and awakening the sleeping before tyranny triumphs by examining media narratives, propaganda, psychology, framing, philosophy, history, politics, language, literature, film, music, culture, and health with a focus on COVID.