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I am writing to welcome you. I am Laura, the founder of the Narrative Healthcare program at Lenoir-Rhyne University. I work closely with my students on developing this simple little site. I am very glad you have “subscribed.” A few days ago, just before class, I made a Tweet thread on Twitter. Normally my tweets receive a like from my teenager, and that suffices. After class, I looked at my phone and saw the tweet was doing something said teenager calls “blowing up.” Thousands had liked and retweeted it.

Young people, I want you to know there was a time 19 years ago when Americans were so sad when 3000 people died in one day we all cried for weeks.

— Covid’s Metamorphosis (@LauraHopeGill) May 5, 2020

287,000 people have liked it. More than 50,000 have retweeted it. And more than 2.5 million have “engaged” the entire thread. I wish to share my favorite comment with you:

I really need more humanity in my life right now. A rambling thread from a poet laureate is what it took for me to step back and acknowledge that. #stayinyourheart #Covid_19 Some of #medtwitter might enjoy a slight shift in the priorities of this perspective. https://t.co/NYGmwlk0xA

— laura igarabuza, md (@vurugubora) May 7, 2020

Perhaps Dr I speaks for all of us. We all “need more humanity” in our lives right now. This is why we made this site.

May you find what you need.

We cannot thank you enough.

Sincerely,

Laura Hope-Gill

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