during a pandemic and the state senator tina pulski is joining us now. thanks for being with us. i heard that you started radiation therapy this week. how are you feeling today? >> oh, thank you, ana, for having people i'm actually starting wednesday. i had all the preparation procedures so far i'm feeling okay and i'm hoping that it won't be too difficult during the radiation starting wednesday. >> well, we are certainly wishing you the very best for your health and your strength and just giving you, you know, courage to go through that or deal. walk us through the moment dr. ladipo walked into your office without a mask on. what was going through your mind and what happened next? >> so i was very concerned. he was there with two aides so there were three of them not wearing masks, and it's a very small waiting area in my office, and my office is not very large either so before we started doing all of our advocacy and