My husband is a heart transplant, ten years out and I believe Cheney is about the same. My husband does wear a mask when he is in public places and so do I. Probably not as careful as we should be but to tell you the truth, my husband thinks he is being a weenie when he DOES wear a mask. Our transplant doctor told us that three of their transplants have had COVID, two were fine and did not need hospitalization, the third one was in the hospital for several days but released and has recovered.
Mom is 96 with a compromised immune issue — myasthenia gravis. She’d NEVER wear mask — believes in “live free or die”. When we tease her about wearing a mask, she does this dismissive “CUH!” noise. She’s from “sturdy New England stock”, and won’t buckle. When she sees videos of the Asian population living their lives in masks, she says they look like “bugs crawling around the city”.
I can totally understand your husband’s wearing a mask because of the transplant. My youngest son had cancer surgery last year, and they took out approximately 78 lymph nodes. He also underwent 6 months of chemo treatments. His immune system may be compromised the rest of his life. He hasn’t been able to work since March of 2019, and wears a mask when he goes to the grocery store. He lives in Indiana. I live in New York State. I have problems getting breaths when I have to wear a mask. I have a deviated septum, and my nasal passages are always stuffy, so at times I have to breathe through my mouth, and then of course my glasses fog up. I have gotten headaches, and a scratchy throat from just wearing it a short time, so I make sure my time grocery shopping is as short as possible. I’m 72, and never smoked. It would be interesting to see what my oxygen levels are while wearing a mask. My levels are always good when my doctor checks them.