

Mark’s wife grabbed her husband’s phone and texted a few high-quality close-ups of their son’s groin area to her iPhone so she could upload them to the health care provider’s messaging system.

The nurse said to send photos so the doctor could review them in advance. His wife called an advice nurse at their health care provider to schedule an emergency consultation for the next morning, by video because it was a Saturday and there was a pandemic going on. Mark, a stay-at-home dad in San Francisco, grabbed his Android smartphone and took photos to document the problem so he could track its progression. His son’s penis looked swollen and was hurting him. Mark noticed something amiss with his toddler. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
