LOS ANGELES — For Kaia Brooke, little has changed this spring, even as others declare that California and the country are finally getting back to normal.
She has not gone out to dine inside a restaurant or sat down in a movie theater. She avoids going out much, save for outdoor walks and drives, and is still wearing her KN95 mask when she ventures out of her Monrovia home.
"We can't move on like everyone else has been doing," said the 24-year-old autistic woman, who has chronic illnesses, including a metabolic disorder that requires iron infusions. Her eyes, over the top of her maroon mask, are the color of the sea.
