Leave it to TikTok to take an abstract philosophy, spread it across the app, and use it as evidence for how they magically improved their life or met their partner. First, there was the invisible string theory and now everyone on the video-sharing platform is obsessing over the butterfly effect. This being the notion that small changes can have major, potentially life-altering effects down the line. Most of the associated TikTok videos describe instances of fate, at best, and coincidence, at...

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Sue Ryan never imagined herself working in healthcare, but when her aging father developed Alzheimer’s disease, she found herself shifting into the profession of caregiving. Years later, Ryan found herself in the caregiving role again, this time for her late husband. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, Ryan and her husband were already several years into his journey with the disease. She thought she was well-equipped for the challenge, having served as a caregiver for both her...