Something to feel good about in these bad times

I am writing this commentary while taking a much-needed one week’s vacation following almost 5 continuous months covering various in-patient services. Many of our regular in-patient doctors have been asked to stay away from the medical center because of advanced age or have been urgently shifted to our busy COVID wards. As noted in earlier commentaries, I could not allow myself to be absent from the hospital in these demanding and potentially dangerous times.1,2 During this relaxing week, I have been thinking a lot about current events and following the daily COVID reports on the internet alongside other stories of recurring pain and misery here in the USA and throughout the world.