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I'm finally fully vaccinated! Now what do I do?

It's finally here. I am officially a couple of weeks out of becoming fully vaccinated with my coronavirus vaccine. For those who read my previous post, trying to obtain a vaccine as a person with a disability has been a long, difficult road.

You've heard me talk about all the issues those with disabilities were having to try to get a vaccine early on in the vaccination process. But unfortunately, the vaccination was virtually impossible to obtain in places across the country.

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Yes, I'm disabled and still waiting for my COVID-19 vaccine.

In 1997, I was fighting to survive. A severe cold and asthma complications left me paralyzed with a collapsed lung. I spent eight months in the hospital and relied on a ventilator to breathe.

It was a frightening time for me and my family and a day doesn’t go by without me thinking of that ordeal.

More than 20 years later, I have adjusted to life as a person with a disability and the fear of being so close to death has subsided. But with the rise of COVID-19 and the current uncertainty of getting access to a vaccine, the possibility of me being hospitalized is a very real possibility.

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