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  Jeff Balser, President and CEO of Vanderbilt Medical Center and Dean of the Vanderbilt Medical School, has a front row seat to some of the most terrifying – and hopeful – things that are going on right now. I’m…

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Hi Emily and Jim! Thank you so much for your candid and entertaining interview! You are both big readers so I’d love to start there. Then we can proceed to the deeply personal questions and your excellent advice…

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I’m having trouble reading much of anything other than the news. But I am moved, comforted, distracted, entertained, and even provoked in good ways by stories told on the screen. My husband and I watched a couple of Clint Eastwood…

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Most mornings I feel some flavor of this, despite a very decent morning routine with my dog and the paper and breakfast…   I have to work my way towards a better mood. Maybe I should rethink my routine, at…

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I’ve been proud of my mother, a sociable sort, who has not left her house in weeks in the time of corona. She’s being extra careful since my Dad is a diabetic and has other health issues. I’ve been proud…

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“I’m not sure I will choose my old pace on the other side,” says Tricia. “I’m surprised by how easily we gave up some of our personal freedoms, like freedom of assembly, though there’s nothing like a pandemic to get…

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Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that the state’s Safer at Home order will be lifted April 30th. Nashville’s may last longer. We’ll all have a lot to figure out, and soon. More on that in days to come. In…

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