An Open Letter to the Aspen Colorado Community on Keeping Mask Mandates in School

nicole vandeboom
6 min readJan 26, 2022
istock: Ana Belen Garcia Sanchez

Dear Aspen, Colorado Community,

“Mom, I still can’t breathe, can I use my inhaler again?” My 10 year old asthmatic son asked me. On January 1st he tested positive for COVID-19. I’d just administered his inhaler a few minutes before. His oxygen remained at 92. I called his pediatrician and she authorized a back to back inhaler…

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nicole vandeboom

Parenting w/humor & f-bombs. Historian finally using my $$ private-school degree. I come up with my best writing ideas naked in the shower. nicolevandeboom.com