Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2009. That day we were in the child life playroom of the hospital. A favorite place for Mattie to hang out. It beat being stuck in the hospital room. Regardless of where we were in the hospital, Mattie's preferred choice of clothing was pajamas. That day, Mattie decided to assemble a volcano kit! I took this photo minutes before it erupted.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 27,074,482
- Number of people who died from the virus: 464,747
Today was a very frustrating day. I was given a 500 page document to review this week for a meeting and it literally took me the whole day to comb through it. Mind you, I am not even half way done. So somehow this clouded my whole day, and I had no other time to focus on anything else. Which makes me feel very unproductive.
Before I sign off, I wanted to share an article that came into my inbox today. It is entitled, Sickle cell target could treat COVID. Scientists are using immune cell proteins as an anti-inflammatory treatment to reduce blood clotting in people with sickle cell disease. But this treatment could potentially also help with similar inflammatory responses that occur with COVID-19. This is because COVID-19, like sickle cell disease, triggers dangerous inflammation and thrombosis (blood clotting), which can lead to the increased risk of strokes, heart attacks and pulmonary embolism (blood clotting in the lungs). It is interesting how our white blood cells can both trigger a full blown immune response to a foreign invader, or can potentially calm inflammation. The trick it getting the right response at the correct time.
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