Hi @skullbasecancer4. I’ve seen the uptick on Covid in our state as well. Covid and RSV are concerns for any of us who are immune compromised or the caregiver for caring for someone at risk. Plus, who wants to get sick if we can avoid it, right? I’m with you…I always have a mask with me.

I’d gotten a little less rigid about mask wearing earlier this summer. I took a chance shopping at our local grocery store without a mask when it wasn’t busy. But now that it’s tourist season again, I mask up at the door! Glad I did the other day. At the checkout, a family of 5 pulled their cart up behind me. All of them sounded like they were a walking ad for Musinex! Yikes!! I hustled out of there and tossed my mask in the basket! 😧

It’s up to us to protect ourselves. There will always be a debate about whether or not masks provide protection. And I don’t know why some people, such as your husband who has cancer, won’t wear them. It’s a simple means to avoid spreading or getting germs & viruses. From statics and evidence I follow provided by my transplant team and immunologist at Mayo, masks do make big difference for people who wear them properly. I wear an N-95 mask when shopping, in an elevator, meetings, even at friend’s home if we’re in an intimate setting. We seldom go to restaurants unless we can eat outdoors. Anyone who knows me understands and for those who don’t, I don’t care! What other people think about me is none of my business. LOL.

So even if no one around you bothers to mask, it’s in your best interest to stay healthy, if not for your husband but for yourself too! I have to ask, what’s your husband’s excuse for not masking up?