Then as we always do when tragedy strikes us or others near us, the first thing we do is convince ourselves that there is no God; after all, why would a good God allow a father to bury a child? Why would he allow great women never to have babies? Why would a good God allow good people to go hungry and corrupt people to live an extravagant life? Surely, why would a good God, if He is in charge of the universe as some people attest would allow cancer? Or children to go hungry, or addiction to take so many lives? Or, closer to home today, why would a good God allow a virus-like Covid-19 somehow scare and devastate so many people, especially when we see that the rich have become richer and the poor are more and more miserable every day.  

In this weekly update, Dr. Valdes discusses the tremendous pain it has caused our prison system and how we need to think about prison reform. He talks on the immense strain it has caused to our prison system and how we need to think about prison reform.  Dr. Valdes posits what he believes we need to see as a country. 

Recently many doctors are coming out and calling what has happened as perhaps the greatest crime against humanity. One of the strongest statements against the quarantine comes from Dr. Erickson and his partner who own 7 Immediate Care Facilities in Bakersfield, California and have tested over 5,000 patients. When questioned why they are right and experts like Dr. Fauci are wrong, their answer is very logical: Dr. Fauci has not seen a patient in 20 years, we see them every day. 

In this episode, Dr. Valdes brings his youngest daughter Isabela to the podcast to get her opinion on how the Coronavirus has impacted her life. She shares her unique perspective as a 12th grader at The Benjamin School in South Florida and how she and her peers have to focus on different goals other than the senior traditions everyone was used to having.  Isabela offers what she has missed but also tells the listeners what and who is getting her by.