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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe 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
Ocelot II
(131,013 posts)Iggo
(49,999 posts)hatrack
(65,029 posts)marybourg
(13,655 posts)We should be making fun of their needle aversion.
thucythucy
(9,115 posts)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
(13,655 posts)to having our skin penetrated by an object. Its 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 its just the primal fear of needles. And theyre too weak-minded to overcome it.
roamer65
(37,965 posts)I mean it, btw. Confronting fears is a tough thing to do.
thucythucy
(9,115 posts)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)Maybe theyll check in and you can make fun of them.
marybourg
(13,655 posts)a philosophical or macho belief to explain it.
LisaL
(47,470 posts)She sounds like a total anti-vaxxer with her claims that healthy immune system doesn't need vaccines.
marybourg
(13,655 posts)about some, maybe not all, anti-vaxxers.
rurallib
(64,755 posts)passes out sometimes. Got his vaccines as quick as he could.
marybourg
(13,655 posts)claim theyre protected by God, or have a good immune system, or that they just dont believe in one or more aspects of the reality concerning the disease. Just a cover-up for their primal fear.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,712 posts)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.
marybourg
(13,655 posts)thucythucy
(9,115 posts)That's it precisely.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)JCMach1
(29,233 posts)+the daily blood work to see if it's time to intubate....
Will always give.me.ptsd.to.think about it...
Vinca
(54,206 posts)roamer65
(37,965 posts)Less CO2 emissions.
Plus, it'd raise the country's collective IQ.
ornotna
(11,533 posts)Crunchy Frog
(28,294 posts)I'm certainly not shedding any tears.
Colgate 64
(14,886 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)roamer65
(37,965 posts)ZonkerHarris
(25,577 posts)roamer65
(37,965 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Rather the stress placed on her body by a novel virus that kills.
I hope this womans kids break away from the bat shit craziness. Surely seeing Memaw die in agony had an impact.