

Being Forced to Self-Care
Every time the TV is on, we hear about COVID- 19 and its effects all over the world. We wonder if we are next or if our parents and grandparents are safe. We fret over simple tasks like grocery shopping, meal delivery, and going to the post office. Stress is at an all -time high with no conceivable end in sight. Families are together constantly, oftentimes in close quarters. Educators are scrambling to find activities for students, ways to address the obvious digital divide,


The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing but the Tooth!
My tooth was killing me. I had never really had a toothache, so I didn’t know what I was missing. I know now. I called my dentist’s office on a Thursday. They said that I could be seen the next Wednesday. I was not sure I could make it until then. And, we were just beginning to understand that with this COVID-19 virus coming on strong in the United States, we must begin to stay at home and have social distancing. I made it through the weekend and was looking forward to Wednes