14 thoughts on “C-19 Chat Post – May 26 2020”

  1. Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut/senator John Glenn died on May 19th due to complications from covid-19 at 100 years old.

    Also, I heard on the news recently that Patrick Ewing is currently recovering from covid-19. Not sure of his exact condition.

    2. Annie Glenn was a remarkable woman, advocating for people with disabilities her whole life.

      Ewing was hospitalized with Covid-19. I believe he’s been released, but he was in the hospital for a bit.

    1. My father worked at the Brigham, which he called the Peter Bent Brigham. This was way back.

      I was born in what they called the Women’s Lying Inn. Peculiar name.

      I do like the old names, though.

      1. I remember The name peter bent Brigham very well. My brother and I were both born at the lying inn also.

        They used to Have a hospital called the floating hospital in Boston. No idea if it is still there. I was hospitalized there in 1957 in third grade

        I saw your article in Forbes. Very exciting

  4. And floating hospital. MA sure was a pioneer in healthcare

    https://www.floatinghospital.org/about-us/history

    But my BIL was also telling me about the liberty ship that had to be moved to save from the fire at SF fisherman’s wharf. Henry Kaiser owned the business. They turned out a liberty ship every five days and sometimes occasionally. Kaiser started a healthcare system for all employees. When WW2 ended and he had to lay off many, they kept their healthcare. It lead to Kaiser permanente (sp)

  5. Joshua, were you born at the Lying In on Longwood Avenue across from Children’s Hospital? That is where I was born.

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