Barbara Zentz, the photographer’s mother, returns home from a day of work at the medical center in Dubuque Iowa. Upon returning home, my mother distances herself from the rest of the family and immediately places her mask and scrubs in the wash. The clinic must be careful tending to the patients seen. If a patient exhibits symptoms of COVID-19, they are referred to the hospital that is attached to her clinic, putting my mother at risk of coming in contact with the virus. Like myself, she has blood-related health issues, involving problems with blood pressure and anemia. She is careful take precautions to not put me or other members of the household at risk. (Katina Zentz)