Spencer Cushing, a 29-year-old nurse who works in St. Jude Medical Center's COVID-19 unit, helps his 3-year-old son, James, color animation characters in Orange, Calif., Monday, July 13, 2020, after working a 12-hour shift at the hospital. For the month of April, the Cushing family lived apart. Cushing spent his days and some of his nights at St. Jude's, as a nurse caring for "step-down" patients recovering from the most serious COVID-19 symptoms. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
August 17, 2020
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