My older brother died in April 2019 prior to Covid.

He had guillain barre which made him immune-compromised. So much so that the flu could easily become pneumonia - and that a flu shot could easily kill him.

He was put on a ventilator and the shock of the effects of https://twitter.com/AtomikkBomb/status/1276435653757030401

the flu that put him into pneumonia put his body under so much stress he suffered a massive stroke and died.

Many folks are like my older brother, and most aren't as immunocompromised as he was.

you wear a fucking mask to protect others.

You don't go to TGI fridays

because you can wait on your mediocre food, and maybe save a life.

You don't go bowling with your friends because maybe you'll encounter someone who couldn't survive this virus.

You have basic human empathy because that's how we get through this.

You wanna scream like a baby at the staff at a grocery store because they won't let you shop there because you refuse to wear a mask? Get door dash so no one has to deal with you.

Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart, and don't go out if you don't have to.

/end.

smal addendom:

There is someone in your life like my older brother.

Protect them.

Even if you don't - protect those folks who need to be protected. Thats why you wear the mask and maintain physical distance.

Be a good person.