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Lauren's 12th birthday is today. Thanks for this. I will be working at the zoo, smiling and making new friends, just like she did. Seems fitting.

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Ah, thank you, Caryn. For reminding me and for living that out. [For those who don’t know, which is most people, Lauren was a 5-ish year old whose family I met in the ER, and whose life before that Caryn and her son knew very well in the years before.]

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Thank you for this reminder of how tough holidays can be. And for this practical list. And having also seen too many ER firework injuries, I'll add to your plea to be careful!

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Thanks, Christine, for the understanding of this from the inside. I'm grateful for my coworkers who are at our hospitals today.

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