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Old 02-07-2022, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by birdiebill View Post
I buy my own and wear them regularly when in the grocery or the pharmacy and especially at all medical appointments. Not everyone who wears a mask indoors in public is a blind sheep. Some of us are immunocompromised and need to protect ourselves when around other people indoors. I have a blood cancer; my white blood cell count, mainly the granulocytes, is critically low; this means I am susceptible to any infection, not just Covid. I can't go dancing, can't go to concerts or movies, can't attend church in person, can't eat indoors at restaurants, can't grocery shop without a mask, can't attend indoor social gatherings, etc. If you see someone wearing a mask indoors, please give them space because they may be immunocompromised and not a blind sheep.
You are absolutely correct for yourself and any other immunocompromised patient, but just make sure your mask is a real (not counterfeit) N95 or higher rated mask if you venture out and socially distance as much as possible and hopefully your ANC comes up over 1000 quickly so you can relax.