Posts Tagged ‘Covid19’
Reopening in-person classes with a 10.2% positivity rate – this is crazy!
My name is Kathryn Vaughn and I teach art to about 800 elementary school students in Tipton County, which is the next county north of Memphis and Shelby County. My husband, a combat veteran, and I moved to TN in 2001 and I have taught in the school system since 2006. I knew from the…
Read MoreGovernor Lee and Mayor Ogles must listen to health experts – masks save lives
Several months ago, I was alerted by my 92-year-old mother that Dr. Aaron Milstone, my late husband’s pulmonologist, was speaking out publicly about the rapidly growing spread of the coronavirus in Tennessee, and the disastrous consequences for our state if Gov. Bill Lee did not immediately issue a stay at home order to mitigate the…
Read MoreMy brother died of COVID – Governor Lee’s failure to lead and protect Tennesseans
Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Daphne Foust. I have been a physician assistant since 1988. I was raised in a very small town in western Tennessee and I have one sibling, Brett Tracy, who is 4 years older than I. We grew up like most kids in a small town with…
Read MorePediatrician Dr. Chris Keefer – “We are fighting a public health battle”
I’m Dr. Christopher Keefer, a pediatrician and associate professor at Meharry Medical College. My wife is also a physician, and we’re the parents of 13-year-old twins. On July 10th, I tested positive for COVID-19 and I self-isolated at home for a period of two weeks. Fortunately, my symptoms were very mild and my recovery was…
Read MoreTime for Leadership in the Governor’s Office
I am Dr. Bob Rosen. I moved to Tennessee 4 years ago after a 40-year career as an emergency physician. My daughter, who lives and works in Nashville, is also an emergency physician and my son-in-law is a pulmonologist and critical care physician here in town. I practiced emergency medicine through the eras of AIDS,…
Read MoreWe are losing the coronavirus battle – Gov. Lee must change strategies
I am Dr. Amy Gordon Bono. My family roots are in Tennessee. I come from generations of farmers, teachers, nurses and factory workers. I am the first doctor in my family. The responsibility to help others is a key family value and I still believe to this day that “to whom much is given, much…
Read MoreWear Your Masks – This Virus Is Not Taking a Summer Break
Dr. Joel Reisman of Memphis writes: I have known since I was a teenager, growing up in a small town in Arkansas, that I wanted to be a doctor. At first it was a quick answer to my father’s question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” But, both my brother and…
Read MoreThis Virus Has Not Gone Away – Wear Your Mask, Save Lives!
My name is Dr. Parul Goyal and I have been a doctor in internal medicine, treating patients and serving my community in Tennessee for over 11 years. Never have I seen a greater threat to the wellbeing of my patients as Covid-19 and the misinformation that is contributing to its spread. I decided to become…
Read MoreSacrificing Some Personal Liberty to Save Lives and Liberty for All
Medical Professional Laura Wilhoite of Franklin, TN writes: I am a physical therapist and I am also certified in wound therapy and lymphedema therapy. For almost 30 years, I have practiced my profession, most of that time in Tennessee where I have lived most of my life, and where I have raised my family. The…
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