@pacathy Thanks for this reminder - we can do far more than we give ourselves credit for. How wonderful that she has such a supportive partner - it means the world not to be alone in this "race."

We just did a 16 day, 4000 mile road trip, living in our tiny camper, visiting 12 states and 2 Canadian provinces. For someone with BE and asthma, traveling by private auto and pulling your home behind is ideal, safe shelter, no need to be in crowds, ability to control a lot of your environment. In addition to bronchiectasis and asthma, I also have coronary artery disease, rheumatoid arthritis and a few other challenges. My husband is several years older and has a similar list of challenges. His cousin, about to turn 88, just returned from 6 weeks in Europe, and encourages us to "keep goping".

We could easily and safely attend an outdoor music festival, sightsee, hike, visit with neighbors in the campgrounds with minimal risk. We filter the water in our camper with a dual filter system, 2 micron & .2 micron, and sanitize the tank between trips. So even showers are safe!

Next month, our risk will be higher, but we have chosen to take a long-delayed trip to visit family in Europe. It involves (masked) flights (our relatives are also older) and staying in a private home for 10 days. My nebulizer will work overtime, but they understand. That last week will be a tour in Italy, where we will share a tour bus on and off for 6 days - we will decide "enscene" when to mask. Fortunately we stay in a single hotel, and they are ready to accommodate our needs.

In preparation, we have updated all of our vaccines and our kit of "just in case" medications. We plan to continue to travel, into our 80's if possible, so we work these out in advance with each of our docs.

My former ID doc, who has moved on, my former primary who is retiring, our current primary, and my pulmonologists all encourage us to keep on moving.