COPING WITH COVID-19: From Chaplain to Patient

COPING WITH COVID-19: From Chaplain to Patient

Reverend Megan J. Pike is a staff chaplain for Blessing Health System in Quincy, Illinois, which also happens to be the hometown of one of the Fab Five, Jonathan Van Ness. Recently, I had the opportunity to complete an initial survey to serve as a guest on a new...
COPING WITH COVID-19: Remembering My Purpose and Platform

COPING WITH COVID-19: Remembering My Purpose and Platform

“But you can ask the people can’t you?” I am used to people yelling things at me seconds before I go on live TV and normally I forget about it, but this one stuck. I was in Fayetteville, NC covering a Black Lives Matter protest, about to do a live shot when a woman...
COPING WITH COVID-19: Potential Staff Exposure

COPING WITH COVID-19: Potential Staff Exposure

My heart sank.  Subject line: “Potential COVID exposure on the staff.”  I immediately felt my anxiety rise and the fear creep in.  I also felt a wave of depression as I soon realized that we would all need to quarantine until we received test results...