Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend
Pastor Keith Norman and his English bulldog Kobe. Kobe is an informal therapy dog. (Submitted)
The director of hospital services at Vanderbilt Behavior Health says the pandemic-associated stress has become like the underlying conditions that make the virus itself more dangerous.
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COVID-19 Pandemic fatigue Dr. Abhi Saxena Sutton Mora Dr. Richard Walker Rev. Keith Norman Micah Greenstein Lindsay Pate Subscriber OnlyThank you for being a subscriber to The Daily Memphian. Your support is critical.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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