Covid-19 isn't just "you get better" or "you die". My sister is in week 8. Four weeks of high fever, extreme body aches and crushing fatigue. Week 5 the fevers went away but she developed shortness of breath. Week 6 CT scan showed multiple pulmonary blood clots. Now 1/

In week 8 her oxygen saturation drops to abnormal levels if she climbs a flight of stairs. Any exertion, a short walk or drive, still results in her needing hours of recovery - being still. She is my best friend and at least three times I thought I was going to lose her. 2/

This is not a hoax. It is not the flu. We have lost 100,000 people WITH isolating, distancing, and masks. After seeing video from tourist destinations this weekend I am so angry and so sad. Unfortunately given our selfish behavior and the troubling politicization of masks, 3/

I can easily see us hitting over a million dead by next spring. I hope I am wrong. Please, respect yourself, your neighbors and your community enough to mask up and keep your distance. This simple act of kindness could prevent a death or the hell that my sister is experiencing.