“When we stand together, we’re smarter, stronger and more resilient than this virus will ever be.”
Published June 1, 2020
Dr. Justin Bright is a an Emergency Room Physician working at Henry Ford in Detroit, one of the areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. He is unapologetically honest about what impact this virus had on his life.
Dr. Bright is also a husband and father to a new baby. He is honest about being scared and working to find his way to an emotional and intellectual peace, with all of the layers of stress and change this virus brought into his life.
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