Vaccination joys

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

I can’t share this on FB because I don’t want the drama from the anti vax contingent. But I’m working an overtime shift today(after working last night and not sleeping lol) going to homebound residents and vaccinating them.

One of those residents is my beloved grandmother, which is why I volunteered for this.  Several others are elderly relatives(we divided the homebound vaxxes by location, and today’s location is the small town my family is from) including my immunocompromised aunt. 
I am absolutely exhausted after working 72 hours in the last four and a half days, but I’ve never been happier to do an overtime shift. 
 

My grandmother is an old time nurse with a background in infectious disease and epidemiology. While we’ve continued to see her throughout the pandemic per her wishes(she’s very elderly and frail, and unlikely to live another twelve months regardless of Covid), she has not left her home in a year.  She is thrilled that this may give her back some quality of life for whatever time she has left.

Edited April 12, 2021 by Mrs Tiggywinkle

[Katy]

That’s wonderful. DH’s sibling got to vaccinate their Grandmother and I think we all got tears in our eyes. 

[mommyoffive]

Awww.   That is so wonderful!

[Pam in CT]

Oh my.  (wiping a tear)

That is so wonderful, that you're able to administer it.  What a day for your grandmother.

[DoraBora]

Thank you for working so tirelessly to care for others in your community!

... and thank you for posting this today.  My heart is full!

[saraha]

Awww, that is so nice! How are you feeling? How is your eye?

[scholastica]

This is so beautiful. What a blessing for both of you.

[catz]

This brought a tear to my  eye and it's not my grandma! ❤️

DH and I are a week out from dose 1, I'm so excited.     

[kbutton]

How wonderful. I hope you feel energized by this work and then get some time to yourself. Thank you for caring for your community this way!!! 

[Spy Car]

May blessings be upon you.

Reading this made my day!

Bill

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

We vaccinated many people’s homebound grandmas and grandpas today. Everyone was so thankful and overjoyed. Then after the shot we stayed for 15-30 minutes to monitor for immediate allergic reactions.  So many people are so lonely, and the place I was today is too rural for high speed internet or cell phone service.

One man cried when I gave him his vaccination, and then was even more happy when I sat and talked to him for 30 minutes at his kitchen table.  He has seen very few people in the last year and can’t figure out Zoom or other technology, even if he had access to high speed internet(he doesn’t). He said he thought he was going to die of loneliness before Covid got him, but the vaccine gives him hope that neither will happen.  

i think we underestimate loneliness.

[Ausmumof3]

Beautiful.  

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

9 hours ago, saraha said:

Awww, that is so nice! How are you feeling? How is your eye?

No change. Still no visual improvement, but no pain or irritation. My other eye is picking up the slack and I barely notice the vision loss now. I go back to the specialist the end of May.

[mlktwins]

That is so touching!

Do you know if any other states are offering this type of service?  Or how to search to find out?  We got my FIL and MIL to their 1st shots on Friday and Saturday, but I'm not sure we are going to be able to get them out for the 2nd one in 3 weeks.  To be honest, we aren't sure how much longer FIL is going to be here so maybe his won't matter :-(.

 

[Mrs Tiggywinkle]

20 minutes ago, mlktwins said:

That is so touching!

Do you know if any other states are offering this type of service?  Or how to search to find out?  We got my FIL and MIL to their 1st shots on Friday and Saturday, but I'm not sure we are going to be able to get them out for the 2nd one in 3 weeks.  To be honest, we aren't sure how much longer FIL is going to be here so maybe his won't matter :-(.

 

We are working through the local office of the aging.  They should know all your local resources.