Resilience Hero Gifts

Don't Take No For an Answer

Beating the pandemic

A female patient in an exam room sees a sign that reads, 'Break glass in case of physician burnout'

"Things are still a little rough for me, and occasionally I lose hope and get depressed—but I'm getting stronger every day."

Dancing Doctor

"May we live in interesting times. And may we outlive them."

"Even if forced to slave all day, in my mind I'll always play!"

A sturdy hand-hold against the vicissitudes of life: $1.00 per minute.

Noise Pollution

"Attitude is everything, Sid. Remember: Life is 10% what happens to us, and 90% how we choose to react to it!"

"I'm sure he'll pull through. He's always been a real fighter."

Run, Mike, Run!

New Orleans Will Come Back Blues.

Nothing to Lose

Ready for the curves life throws at you.

Eva Schloss

Redundancies

'Well, here we are again.'

"John, does this mean you've given up looking for work?"

Just Survived My 3rd COVID Scare Dance.

The globe vaults over Covid-19

'Got to give it to him - He knows how to leave gracefully.'

"First day out of bed?"

"While I no longer laugh in the face of adversity, occasionally I can manage a contemptuous snort."

Do Not Lean In

Working in recovery of Hurricane

Akron, oh, you're on Ask Sadie. What's your problem?! I'm thinking of not signing up for health insurance this year. Good idea. In my day, there was no such thing as health insurance. If you got sick, you paid for it with either money or chickens. That's if you were a lily-livered coward who just had to see a doctor. When great-great-grandmother Cohen had her sixth heart attack, she just applied a poultice made of chestnut leaves and flour and kept on plowing.

"This accident will not affect my career as a football pro. Fortunately, I'm left-footed."

'False alarm! I'm back. It was only a career suicide.'

'Reinventing myself.'

"Could be worse..." "Could be worse..." "Could be worse..." "Could be... oh, never mind."

What If?

'I guess it's just one of those days.'

'We made it, Happy New Year.'

"It's just that sometimes, I feel like I'm on a sinking ship!"