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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,725 posts)
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:21 PM Jun 2021

The family of an unvaccinated woman who died from COVID-19 say they still refuse to get the jab

The daughter of an unvaccinated woman who died from the coronavirus said her family will still not be getting their shots, according to the Daily Beast.

Molly Hart, a physical therapist from Bradenton, Florida, was left devastated after her mother, Mary Knight, passed away from complications related to COVID-19 last week. However, the tragic event did not change her stance on getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

"No one in my family will be getting the vaccine," Hart confirmed to the Daily Beast.

Hart said she believes her mother, who was 58 years old, did not die from the coronavirus but that it was a "freak thing" caused by "stress."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-unvaccinated-woman-died-covid-085255072.html

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The family of an unvaccinated woman who died from COVID-19 say they still refuse to get the jab (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
Professor Darwin, call holding for you on line 1... Ocelot II Jun 2021 #1
Only if they take their kids with them. Iggo Jun 2021 #10
"Uh, OK", said the Delta Variant, tucking the napkin under its chin . . . hatrack Jun 2021 #2
'Fraid of needles. I bet she'd take a pill for covid if it existed. marybourg Jun 2021 #3
I have needle aversion. thucythucy Jun 2021 #4
I imagine all of us are averse, to a greater or lesser extent, marybourg Jun 2021 #12
Thank you for your courage. roamer65 Jun 2021 #15
Honestly, I've never thought of it as "courage" before. thucythucy Jun 2021 #22
Several have posted here of their fear of needles. Treefrog Jun 2021 #6
I'd only make fun of any who refused vaccine and claimed marybourg Jun 2021 #9
I don't see anything in the article suggesting she is afraid of needles. LisaL Jun 2021 #7
No, nothing in the article. Just a theory I'm developing marybourg Jun 2021 #8
My brother in his late 70s has always been averse to needles rurallib Jun 2021 #11
Yup. The sensible and mature do that. The snowflakes marybourg Jun 2021 #13
I don't care much for needles. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #17
Yes, on all counts. marybourg Jun 2021 #19
Well put. thucythucy Jun 2021 #23
+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #28
Or giving you multiple shots every few hours in the Covid ward every few hours... JCMach1 Jun 2021 #29
Guess they want to join mama in the great hereafter. Vinca Jun 2021 #5
Let them die 2. roamer65 Jun 2021 #14
Yes! Duppers Jun 2021 #24
You have to trust the Pelvic Guru knows what she's talking about ornotna Jun 2021 #16
It was a noble sacrifice to their lord and savior. And they may be preparing to make more. Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #18
Goes to show you can't fix stupid nt Colgate 64 Jun 2021 #20
Dying from Covid is a choice now. They have chosen, poorly. ZonkerHarris Jun 2021 #21
But hopefully a great choice for the planet. roamer65 Jun 2021 #25
If we are going to thin the herd then please take the dumb ones ZonkerHarris Jun 2021 #26
👍👍 roamer65 Jun 2021 #27
In a way she did die from stress. But not the kind this idiot means. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #30

marybourg

(13,640 posts)
3. 'Fraid of needles. I bet she'd take a pill for covid if it existed.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:27 PM
Jun 2021

We should be making fun of their needle aversion.

thucythucy

(9,103 posts)
4. I have needle aversion.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:32 PM
Jun 2021

Getting blood work is always a strain for which i take measures to minimize. Images of hyperdermics being inserted into skin--which pop up every hour or more if you watch any cable news--make me sick to my stomach.

Even so, I made an appointment, closed my eyes, and got the vaccine.

There is treatment for needle aversion, and various strategies for coping. And I would have thought the death of a loved one would outweigh any aversion, no matter how severe.

marybourg

(13,640 posts)
12. I imagine all of us are averse, to a greater or lesser extent,
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 02:02 PM
Jun 2021

to having our skin penetrated by an object. It’s a survival mechanism. Most of us, like you, are adult enough to put up with it when necessary. I think some are able to fool themselves by claiming a philosophical belief, or extraordinary strength and immunity, when it’s just the primal fear of needles. And they’re too weak-minded to overcome it.

thucythucy

(9,103 posts)
22. Honestly, I've never thought of it as "courage" before.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 03:56 PM
Jun 2021

In fact, quite the opposite. I've usually felt embarrassed whenever I get blood work or have to deal with any injection, having to tell the medical person involved of the measures I need to take to get through it. Luckily health professionals have become much more understanding, but as a child I was often told to "suck it up." Often times those dispensing the advice regretted it, when I fainted or--better yet--threw up all over their cubicle.

Once people began treating it as an actual medical issue--as opposed to a character flaw--everything became much less stressful.

Anyway, thank you for your very kind words.

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
6. Several have posted here of their fear of needles.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:36 PM
Jun 2021

Maybe they’ll check in and you can “make fun” of them.

marybourg

(13,640 posts)
9. I'd only make fun of any who refused vaccine and claimed
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:50 PM
Jun 2021

a philosophical or macho belief to explain it.

LisaL

(47,423 posts)
7. I don't see anything in the article suggesting she is afraid of needles.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:42 PM
Jun 2021

She sounds like a total anti-vaxxer with her claims that healthy immune system doesn't need vaccines.

marybourg

(13,640 posts)
8. No, nothing in the article. Just a theory I'm developing
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:47 PM
Jun 2021

about some, maybe not all, anti-vaxxers.

rurallib

(64,688 posts)
11. My brother in his late 70s has always been averse to needles
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 01:55 PM
Jun 2021

passes out sometimes. Got his vaccines as quick as he could.

marybourg

(13,640 posts)
13. Yup. The sensible and mature do that. The snowflakes
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 02:07 PM
Jun 2021

claim they’re protected by God, or have a good immune system, or that they just don’t believe in one or more aspects of the reality concerning the disease. Just a cover-up for their primal fear.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,681 posts)
17. I don't care much for needles.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 03:31 PM
Jun 2021

I didn't watch the needle when I got vaccinated, and I don't watch the needle for the flu shots.

I don't watch the needle for intraveinous "stuff" going into my blood.

I never watch the gigantic needle the Red Cross uses when I donate.

But, I hope I NEVER watch as they push a tube down my throat into my lungs. Avoid that if you can.

JCMach1

(29,202 posts)
29. Or giving you multiple shots every few hours in the Covid ward every few hours...
Sun Jun 27, 2021, 06:32 PM
Jun 2021

+the daily blood work to see if it's time to intubate....

Will always give.me.ptsd.to.think about it...

Crunchy Frog

(28,280 posts)
18. It was a noble sacrifice to their lord and savior. And they may be preparing to make more.
Sat Jun 26, 2021, 03:33 PM
Jun 2021

I'm certainly not shedding any tears.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
30. In a way she did die from stress. But not the kind this idiot means.
Sun Jun 27, 2021, 06:54 PM
Jun 2021

Rather the stress placed on her body by a novel virus that kills.

I hope this woman’s kids break away from the bat shit craziness. Surely seeing Memaw die in agony had an impact.

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