3/1/2023 0 Comments Lauren hope meteorologist![]() ![]() While I waited to get my second dose of the vaccine, my long-hauler symptoms persisted.ĭebilitating migraine headaches, shortness of breath, brain fog, fatigue and the newest one: hair loss.Ībout two weeks before my first shot, and four months after I tested positive for COVID-19, my hair started falling out. This was one of the few symptoms I did not have during my battle with COVID-19. I also was achy following my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. I noticed my shortness of breath was slightly more noticeable after I got my first shot, but after a few days it improved. I took a nap in the same room I spent 17 days in quarantine months before. It was in and out before I knew it, and I was on my way to the waiting area where I sat for 15 minutes to be monitored for any reaction.īy the time I made it home my head was already throbbing, and I could barely keep my eyes open. I was nervous, but I lived through the horror of having COVID-19 and knew any possible reaction I would have to the vaccine would never live up to the virus itself. When I walked into the Norton Healthcare Vaccine Clinic to get the Pfizer vaccine, I was greeted by an assembly line of health care workers, checking people in, getting their insurance cards and information, and sending them on their way to get vaccinated. It had been four months since I tested positive for COVID-19, and through all of the excruciating ups and downs since then, getting vaccinated marked the beginning of a new chapter in my life, focused on my health. When I decided to get vaccinated in March, every risk was outweighed by the reward of knowing I would have an extra layer of protection if I came face to face with the devil himself again. Life isn’t guaranteed, but there are steps we can take to change it for the better - if not for ourselves, then for those around us. Or you could end up like nearly 700,000 Americans and millions around the word who have died. ![]() I would take anything and do anything to make sure the horrendous pain my mind and body endured from this virus never happens again. I know I’m not a doctor or a medical expert, but know what COVID-19 is about, and I promise you - you don’t want it. It is not my job to change their mind, or yours, but I’m blessed with the opportunity to share my story, and maybe that will encourage someone to change their mind. Some of my dear friends fall into that category. I’ve heard from hundreds of people who simply won’t get it, or don’t want to. Like all things in life, there are exceptions, but science doesn’t lie. ![]() The second my teenage daughters were old enough to get vaccinated, they did.Īnd if you were to get the virus, it can reduce the severity of any illness. It’s no secret that I’m a huge advocate for getting your COVID-19 vaccine. It is terrifying to know a target is on their back and the virus is patiently waiting to strike. population hasn’t had at least one vaccine dose. This highly contagious delta variant is spreading across the globe, and it is attacking our most vulnerable communities: those who are unvaccinated.Īccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about a third of the U.S. The journey has been gut-wrenching, and if we don’t do something soon the destination won’t be any better. People are still testing positive for COVID-19, and people are still dying from it. There is no shortage of shots, and there are plenty of places to roll up your sleeve and get it. Many of them never had the chance to get vaccinated.īut, as this dreadful pandemic wears on, that has changed for the rest of us, the survivors who have made it this far. I’m blessed to be alive, while at the same time heartbroken for those who weren’t as lucky. It was the hand I was dealt, and I thank God every day that I never folded. I can’t get angry at people who live their lives like nothing ever happened, when I’m still trying to put mine back together. It’s taken me nine months, and many hours of therapy, to understand that I can’t fault other people for not understanding what it’s like to have COVID-19, or to be a COVID-19 long-hauler. It’s just about the only thing some of us still have after the pandemic took everything else. ![]()
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