Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | 2 a.m.
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Before March, on any given day you could find me around the corner or around the country.
Being out in the world was an important part of my identity, but the coronavirus has changed that.
As an African-American woman with a compromised immune system, for the first time in my life I am afraid to leave my house. I had not ventured out for weeks until my doctor ordered a blood test. I headed out with my mask, gloves, hand sanitizer and a ton of apprehension.
When I arrived at the lab, I encountered a security guard telling two maskless people, clearly over the age of 65, that they would have to wear a mouth covering if they wanted to stay. They mocked the guard, then looked at me like I was a freak as they left.
As if the virus isn’t scary enough, we have to contend with fools who think their right to do what they want trumps our right to live. Apparently, these people don’t care that more than 100,000 Americans have lost their lives to this invisible enemy. These people don’t seem to understand they may have the virus without any symptoms and could be passing it on to others.
They want to go back to their lives and livelihoods. They are not alone. We can restart our economy in a safe, sane and humane manner. Shut your mouth and put on a mask. Right now, nothing could be more patriotic than that.
