Jessie Diggins, the team's top athlete, said the same rules apply if she's inside with her husband, who's staying not with Diggins at the Olympics, but with family. "He wants to protect my health, too. And he knows how important this is," America's most decorated cross country skier said. "And it's like, we've been waiting 10 years to have the rest of our lives together all the time, and not worrying about sickness. We can wait two more weeks. It's okay."
My mother is a nurse and has asthma and was deeply hit with mental and emotional stress from the pandemic. She would not attend most wedding planning events and would always be concerned with germs, wearing an N95 mask and keeping her distance. My wife had a completely opposite reaction to the pandemic. It was more of a nuisance to her. In her eyes, there was no threat.