I had a great Sunday with my friend, Sarah! She came over earlier. We did mini home spa treatments. I did full skincare spoils for her because she doesn't treat herself to spa facial treatments & deserves some pampering. Afterwards, we went to the outdoors expo, at Juan de Fuca Rec.
Just got back home & am relaxing as my #Vietnamese#BòKho (beef stew) finishes simmering. I put it on slow cook before going to expo.
I was a bit weirded out by some unmasked folks at the expo who complimented me on my custom marked N95 mask - that reads on one side: Covid Killed My Dad & other side has a bear sticker that says - Sometimes Anti-Social. Always Anti-Fascist.
Beef jerky vendor was nice person but not very informed on covid. He asked me if that really happened? I asked, what do you mean? He points to my mask & says - about #covid killing your Dad? I replied - Yes, Dad died June 9,2023 after hospital infected him with covid, after I kept him safe for 3 years at home. I lost a dear friend to covid recently too after in hospital infection & a friend's teen is living in wheelchair from #LongCovid & he was a jr athlete prior to 2 infections.
We got their 3 packs for $20 expo deal. 2 black pepper & 1 original. To share. Beef jerky is one of my fave snacks. I bring with me on many outdoor adventures.
Another lady I met was with the pink salmon foundation that takes marginalized kids out fishing. She told me: I love your mask! It's a very powerful message you're wearing. One of my relatives died from covid recently & I just got vaxxed again!
Me: Thank you. I wear it to honour my Dad & as warning to ppl who don't take covid seriously. I can't get covid vaccines even though I want them due to medical issues but I've masked prior to covid & haven't had any airbourne illnesses in over 5 yrs.(1)
I did not expect to provide free covid reality & covid safety lessons at an outdoors expo. But if opportunities present themselves to educate & inform - I'm gonna take them.
(2) She says yes, more people are wearing masks and more should. (She is unmasked...)
Me: People make their own choices & too many are still playing Russian roulette with their lives & others by not masking up. You can get all vaccines but still get sick if you don't mask up while trying to avoid a serious airbourne virus. Masks protect you from many other airbourne illnesses too so it's actually a good thing to use, to stay healthier, overall.
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