Opinion: How Instagram gave hope to a mother — and her daughter’s doctor
Her Instagram showed not an overindulgence in self but the painful truth of real life. The images, a testament to a mother's unbending love and overwhelming devotion, told a story…
I am not a fan of Instagram. As a physician who grew up and trained for a medical career in the era before social media, I’ve been skeptical that this form of communication can truly inform or accurately convey medical information or facts. But an encounter with Isabella and her mother opened my eyes to the hidden power of this social media platform.
It was hard to miss Isabella in the hallway of Robert Reid Cabral Hospital in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. The narrow corridor was filled with children running and playing between the plastic chairs lining each
