By Leto Quarles, MedPage Today, May 21, 2020
When I wear a mask over my face, I am protecting both of us.
When I wear a mask over my feelings, I am protecting both of us, too.
When you ask me, "How are you doing?" this is why I have no answer.
Four days a week, I have a (currently, mostly virtual) primary care practice taking care of manageable problems, trying to teach folks how to take care of their chronic health conditions so they can continue to function and stave off catastrophic complications and premature death, and doing my best to address the anxieties of a traumatized, worried, frightened, mourning population through uncertain times, to say the least. Much of this work is (still) unpaid, and many people are avoiding everything medical these days, so revenues are way down (to be honest, independent primary care was struggling badly long before this pandemic came along) and the bills that I can't pay are piling up.
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