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( continued from page 31 ) hospital . Emphasizing the extra stressors they suffered , he commends
his staff for the sacrifices and service they provided throughout the course of the pandemic . “ I think the frontline people in medicine , we can ’ t say it enough , but they ’ ve been the heroes over the last year . They ’ re the ones who have taken care of the patients and sat with them when family members weren ’ t allowed to come in . It ’ s just amazing what those folks have been doing over the last year .”
As winter crawled in and people were beginning to feel more and more COVID-19 fatigue , Dr . Boel said his team began to see the light at the end of the tunnel by the end of the year . Clark Memorial had a cold storage facility for the Pfizer vaccine and was able to start offering doses in December . With vaccine rollout in Indiana moving along quickly and things getting somewhat back to normal , Dr . Boel said he looks forward to things slowing down a little bit and allowing for more time to enjoy his favorite activities . Two of his favorite creative outlets are cooking and playing music . As per his well-traveled childhood , he dabbles in creating food masterpieces from all around the globe . “ I ’ m very active in cooking , all different styles . German , Portuguese , Brazilian , French , Italian , you name it . I love working with food and wine pairings ,” he said . His signature dish ? “ I love making ravioli and I love making fresh pasta . But if I could do one thing in food all day , I love making biscuits . There ’ s something about that process that is very relaxing .”
Almost as diverse as his taste in food is his taste in music . “ I grew up on punk rock and AC / DC , but I also love opera and country music . You name it , I listen to it ,”
he said . Dr . Boel also plays drums and guitar and writes music of his own . “ Because I write music , the music I listen to is music that ’ s lyrically interesting . I love stories .”
When he ’ s not in the kitchen or having a jam session with friends , he and his wife Tasha , a nurse , enjoy a relaxing night at home with their two dogs : he says they run their world . They love to travel to their place in Florida and share the beach with the dogs . Long term , he wants to stay in medicine but says that you never know where the next chapter in his life might take him . “ I ’ ve reached that point in my life that I enjoy challenges , but I also enjoy a quiet evening at home with my wife . The stuff that isn ’ t really monumental , but is monumental in how it makes you feel . That ’ s what matters to me now more than anything . I ’ m at a very peaceful point in my life .”
Kathryn Vance is the Communication Specialist at the Greater Louisville Medical Society .
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