Can COVID-19 be tragically beautiful?
I pondered this question as I reminisced over the past few weeks. I grappled with these thoughts almost every moment as I have witnessed the world respond to this pandemic, the novel coronavirus: COVID-19.
After my shift ended during my trek from the hospital to the parking lot, I called my parents. On Leap Day, I had this conversation.
“Lyd (my nickname that …




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