COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March, 11, 2020.
One year ago?
Only one?!?!
Some days it feels like more … a lot more.
Like you, during the past year, we’ve had our share of ups and downs and, now and then, we’ve shared some of them with you. But, the good news is that, finally, we seem to be slowly making our way out of this tunnel. Obviously, things aren’t going to return to normal overnight and, even when they do, for a while it may be a new-ish normal.
Sadly, as we do our best to climb back to whatever normal will look like there are those who, for varying reasons, remain resistant to the climb. Some still don’t want to socially distance or wear masks. And, some are resistant to getting vaccinated.
We don’t happen to fall into either of those groups. After using a sizeable amount of our “safer at home” time to do as much research as we possibly could and then, like many of you, trying and trying and trying and trying to get vaccine appointments for us and Johnnie’s Dad, John, we were finally successful! Not surprisingly, each of us had different appointments at different locations.
But, we got them!
As of this writing, we’ve only had the first shot and are impatiently counting the days till the second.
You may notice that we’re both covering up some of the information on our vaccine cards. That’s intentional. Just in case you’re not aware of it, the self-identifying information on it makes you vulnerable to identity theft and can help scammers create phony versions.
One interesting side-effect the three of us experienced and shared with each other and now share with you was an almost immediate sense of relief. Yes, we’d all been dealing with a year’s worth of COVID-19 stress but, apparently, we had no idea just how much that stress had an impact on us and how much it would ease up after getting that first shot.
So, if you’re on the fence, for whatever our opinions are worth to you, we strongly feel that getting the jab is the right thing to do … not only will it help keep you from getting COVID-19, but it’ll help you big time from the neck up!
Stay safe,
Steve & Johnnie
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Love you…miss you….thanks for the update!
Had my second shot last week. My husband gets his 2nd this morning, YEA!!
Congratulations!!
Thank you for the update and getting vaccinated! My hubby and I get out second vaccination Saturday!
Congratulations and thank YOU and your husband for getting vaccinated!
Love this bits of your lives. Miss you two so much. Just got my 2nd vaccine today. I was so happy I could have cried! Retired from a hospital job at 65 waited a few months then went to a grocery store and now work 5 days a week in a deli. Going to be 70 years young this year and feeling good. Maybe now can look forward to seeing my brothers and sister and friends again. Will still mask up in public for sure but it feels so good to be making some progress. Wishing you a healthy year.
Congratulations on getting your 2nd shot! Yes, it really does feel good to be making some progress. Here’s hoping you have a healthy year, too. Stay safe!