Before COVID-19, they would catch up in the break room, or walk to The Windsor for a happy hour drink. Outside of work, their families gathered for dinner parties and play dates. In a time that now feels like a dream, they would meet at the Pricketts’, who love to host, the adults drinking sangria while children played. Their families grew along with their friendship; Prickett attended Gates’ wedding; Gates watched as Prickett became a mother of three. When Gates had her daughter, now 3, Prickett gave her advice on healing after childbirth.
As these Chicago doctors do battle in a COVID-19 unit, their friendship has become a lifeline: ‘She’s living it with me.’

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