Some family history: Next month (June 2020) my wife and I celebrate our 56th wedding anniversary. Our only child, a son who has autistic disorder and had celebrated his 55th birthday in Alabama last month, has lived under our roof since 2010 but in his own, separate apartment (converted from an old barn), with his own car and a job (though he is currently unemployed due to the layoff response of his employer to the state of emergency declared by Gov. Scott).

By way of some pertinent personal religious history: I became a Roman Catholic in 1964 in Burlington, Vt. and, though since then my faith in God has waned and waxed, it is strong now even though I am severely disabled, suffer from PTSD-like symptoms, and am in a constant state of stress from various sources.

Still, by the grace of God, I am able to serve others in tiny little ways. In the context of the present COVID-19 outbreak, that service means, for example, buying a few gift cards, leaving big tips, writing out small checks to the needy, advocating for protection of the poor and vulnerable (including potentially safer routine ultrasound use for diagnosis in Ob/Gyn and other medical disciplines, as based on recent research findings), having social interactions online on that and other topics with other scientists doing research for the common good, praying for others in need, staying true to who I really am as God made me to be rather than the self-centered one I used to be, giving Gov. Phil Scott the benefit of any doubts I might have over the pandemic-related restrictions he has put in place over our daily lives, and now putting my own interior house in order as I become more and more aware of my fragile mortality.]]>
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