For my "Community"
The ones I was told to protect
Get the vaccine to protect your community
You get it
Heart racing, Chest pain
3 nights in the cardiac unit
Meds prescribed
Wake with severe vertigo
Back at ER
Meds prescribed
Burning on your side, extreme pain
Shingles
Meds prescribed
Nuclear Stress Test Ordered
Passes out, Has seizure
Meds prescribed
Diagnosed with SVT
Severe shoulder pain
Cortisone shot
Temporary Left side body paralysis
Meds given
Developed allergic reactions to food
Developed allergies
Doctor says its age and normal
Gets a cold
Can’t shake the cold
Feels like I am dying
Developed chronic cough
Diagnosed with ILO and RAD
Meds Given
Chronic pain sets in
Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia
Meds prescribed
Body cramps and tightens
Zero energy
Diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue
Meds Prescribed
Hot flashes, Burning feet, Red face
Diagnosed with Rosacea
Meds Prescribed
Tells Doctor I was fine before
Gaslit
Tells Doctor I was fine before
Diagnosed with depression
Tells Doctor I was never Depressed
Diagnosed with Anxiety
Tells Doctor I don’t have anxiety
Told to go to therapy
Meds Prescribed
Gets depressed, Feels hopeless
This was me. My life.
So I shared my story. I began to process it and talk about it.
My “community” attacked me
I was labeled
Anti Vax
Science denier
Crazy
Trump supporter
Super Spreader
I was silenced, Shadow banned, shamed, and ridiculed.
BY MY COMMUNITY
The ones I was told to “Protect”