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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Doctor shares special moment with son before heading to work

The touching photo shows Dr. Brian Kouri gesturing a heart to his 5-year-old son before he heads to work.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Sara Jones Kouri shared a special moment between her husband Dr. Brian Kouri and their 5-year-old son through Facebook, last week.

“This is a sincere ‘Thank You’ to all my fearless friends who are doing their part to flatten the curve,” Sara wrote in a Facebook post.

Sara says her husband Brian is a physician at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and quarantines himself in their basement in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus to his family.

Credit: Sara Jones Kouri
Staff at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center post for a photo express support during coronavirus outbreak.

“This picture is from this morning as our 5-year-old son said goodbye to him as he left for work,” Sara wrote.

The touching photo shows Brian gesturing a heart to their son Lawson before he heads to work.

Sara shared the post showing appreciation to those who work in the medical field and also expressed optimism.

“Just a new normal for a while, but we can do this together. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing your part,” said Sara.

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