social isolation

Mask or No Mask? That Is the Question

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, many of us across the country have been doing everything we can to protect those around us and ourselves. I still remember when a federal mask mandate on public transportation was issued in the U.S. at the start of…

Why Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions Has Me Worried

I have a theory: I’m convinced you can scream (almost) anything at a baseball game. The more obscure the cheer, the greater it is. “You call that peanut butter?!” “Turn ’em upside down!” “Let’s go, captain! Take ’em out to sea!” (This one is way more fun when said in…

Looking Back on Our Last Day of Normal

When I think about Rare Disease Day 2020, it’s with mixed emotions. The day before, I got up at “o’dark-30” to catch an early flight to Toronto. I’d been invited to attend a Rare Disease Day celebration hosted by a pharmaceutical company that I’m partnered with. I was…