Man-on-couch-bandaged-leg-video-doctor visit With the COVID-19 crisis, more injured workers are using video chats to meet with health care providers. (Photo: Shutterstock)

COVID-19 is changing the way we live and will, no doubt, impact the future. This is a dark time, for sure, as we watch in real-time the virus spreading across the nation and the globe. Our smartphones ping with new statistics about the number of people infected and the death toll. The constant news cycle reminds us of the side effects of this pandemic, from the plunging economy to shrinking savings and retirement accounts. Many of us sit at home, working or not, coping with the unnatural and stressful conditions of "social distancing" and "shelter-at-home."

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