STATE FACILITIES TO STAY AT HALF STAFF UNTIL SUNDOWN TOMORROW. >> THE DEPUTY WILL BE SO MISSED. >>> THIS IS A SYMBOL OF THE STRESSFUL YEAR, A FACE MASK. NONE OF US ENJOY WEARING ONE BUT HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE THEM ON FOR MANY HOURS A DAY, AFTER DAY AFTER DAY. THEY HAVE DONE IT FOR YEARS. A HEALTH CARE WORKER THAT TURNED MASKS INTO A HOLIDAY SITE. >> Reporter: HOW LOVELY ARE THE BRANCHES DRESSED IN COLORFUL LIGHTS MAKES A SPLENDID CHRISTMAS TREE. THE WOMAN THAN THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE PLANTED IT EIGHT YEARS AGO. HER LIFE'S WORTH AFTER ALL IS KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY. SHE IS A RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIST. WHAT A YEAR. >> EVERYDAY WE WEAR OUR MASKS. WHEN I WOULD COME HOME AT NIGHT I COULD NOT PART WITH MY MASK. >> Reporter: SHE HAS SAVED EVERY MASK SINCE THE PAN TOOK ROOT AND WASHED THEM ALL. WHAT TO DO WITH THEM ALL? OH, CHRISTMAS TREE. I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE DECORATOR BY HER TREE. SHE IS A HEALTH CARE WORKER SO OF COURSE SHE IS WORKING. SO FACE TIME IT IS BY HER TREE. THE WOMAN SAYS DECORATING IT WITH MASKS IS IN HER WORDS POWERFUL. WHY? >> IT REPRESENTS ALL OF US IN HEALTH CARE, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH FIGHTING THIS VIRUS. WE COULD STILL BE THERE EVERYDAY FOR ALL OF OUR PATIENTS. >> Reporter: WHAT DOES THE NEIGHBORS THINK. I ASKED ISAAC JOHNSON. >> A WONDERFUL WAY TO RAISE AWARENESS. IF THEY CAN DO IT THAT MANY HOURS A WEEK THE REST OF US CAN WEAR IT. >> Reporter: YOU SAY YOU COULDN'T PART WITH THEM. WHY? >> I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS JUST VERY PERSONAL. IT MEANT A LOT. >> Reporter: PERSONAL. THEY ARE TRUSTED COMPANIONS WITH HER EVERY HOUR OF EVERY LONG DAY. NOW THEY HANG LIKE HEIRLOOM ORNAMENTS ON A TREE THAT IS TESTIMONIAL. HOW TOUCHING ARE THY BRANCHES. >> YOU AND ALL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, WE ARE SO INDEBTED TO THE WORK YOU DO. SHE PLANS TO KEEP ADDING MASKS TO THE TREE AND SHE MIGHT KEEP