elizabeth, thank you. right. so she s 87, vaccinated and boosted, and not letting covid crush her joy any more. catherine este writes in the new york times, every day as i venture out, there is a drumbeat in my mind, a constant accompaniment, is this too risky for me. if the risk of getting sick with covid is holding me back, there is something even stronger drawing me out. the fear of not making the most of my remaining time. and catherine esty joins me now. i really appreciate you being with us. it is a really thoughtful op-ed you write and i should note you re a psychologist, so deep thinking is what you do here. but basically what you re saying is you re going to go live right now. you re sort of in a way done with covid. yeah. i think that s a good way to put it. i am, i m ready to resume my life again. and, you know, despite the recent surges here in massachusetts of cases, i m