1/ I hope the worst case predictions about COVID don’t come true. I hope some combination of social distancing and overestimating the disease means we can avoid a truly catastrophic health outcome.

2/ I hope we quickly solve the mask shortage problem and insist that all Americans wear them while in public for at least a few months.

3/ I hope we quickly find and validate an effective oral therapy to reduce the severity of getting COVID.

4/ I hope we quickly develop and widely distribute antibody testing so we can know if we’ve had COVID already. I was terribly ill for ten days in January. Am I immune?

5/ I hope we can rapidly develop an effective vaccine in time for deployment in early 2021.

6/ I hope our government can effectively and rapidly distribute the stimulus money to those who truly need it most. I hope it isn’t all wasted or stolen.

7/ I hope my kids can begin to live a normal life again and see their friends soon. I hope they can go back to school in September.

8/ I hope we can avoid a wave of depression and other mental illnesses because of the unprecedented actions we’ve taken as a society.

9/ I hope my favorite sushi place survives. I hope to enjoy the hot soup there once again.

10/ I will actively cheer for each of these outcomes while simultaneously and prudently preparing for the opposite. Stay safe everyone.