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<strong>My brother-in-law died of lung cancer on Nov. 15--only four weeks after the initial diagnosis</strong>. Due to P’s wishes, plus the omnipresent COVID-19, <strong>no services</strong> were held. <strong>Relatives gathered at his homestead in Georgia,</strong> and although the majority of the older crowd in attendance did their utmost to follow virus protocol, it is <strong>truly quite difficult to refrain from hugging and comforting devastated family members.</strong> For the most part, we sat outside in an effort to socially distance.<strong> Conversation turned, of course, to the cancer</strong> that took P’s life. Neither I nor my husband (P's brother) has ever smoked, but the sister, nephew, son and daughter-in-law of the deceased were all puffing away. “Aren’t you afraid of developing lung cancer?” I asked. “No,<strong> it’ll never happen to me,” P's sister replied. “I don’t even worry about it.” I was aghast.</strong> Does she think she possesses some type of all-powerful immunity? <strong>How stupid can you get?</strong> Then,<strong> COVID-19 entered the discussion.Some</strong> of this group <strong>profess that the virus is a hoax. Others believe it is real but are taking no preventative measures.</strong> “If I get it, I get it,” said one of the 30-somethings. “I don’t want someone else telling me how to live.” Again, how stupid can you get? <strong>Just use some common sense and wear the damn mask.</strong>