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Today I held a hand that needed to be held. You were so afraid. So, so afraid.
You: "I don't want to die from this."
Me: "I don't want you to, either."
You: "No, I mean this shot."
I opened my mouth and then closed it. Before I could speak, you had the phone to your ear.
Today I held a hand that needed to be held. You were so afraid. So, so afraid.
You: "I don't want to die from this."
Me: "I don't want you to, either."
You: "No, I mean this shot."
I opened my mouth and then closed it. Before I could speak, you had the phone to your ear.
2/
You called someone in your family. And then someone else. One said one thing. Another said something else.
You: "I just don't know."
Me: *listening*
You: "I don't know what to do."
Me: "Tell me what you are afraid of."
You: "Dying."
Dying.
You called someone in your family. And then someone else. One said one thing. Another said something else.
You: "I just don't know."
Me: *listening*
You: "I don't know what to do."
Me: "Tell me what you are afraid of."
You: "Dying."
Dying.
3/
Me: "I think we're both scared of the same thing. I don't want you to die either. Or get disabled, you know?"
You took out your phone and called someone else. That person said you should get it. I wanted to say, "Hello! I'm a doctor! Ask me! I can answer questions!"
But.
Me: "I think we're both scared of the same thing. I don't want you to die either. Or get disabled, you know?"
You took out your phone and called someone else. That person said you should get it. I wanted to say, "Hello! I'm a doctor! Ask me! I can answer questions!"
But.
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Car Wash
I was mindlessly scrolling though emails while my car finished up in the car wash. A giant flatscreen television perched on the wall of the waiting room blared out a news program.
Her: “Oh HELLS no.”
I glanced over at the woman beside me and then at the screen.
Car Wash
I was mindlessly scrolling though emails while my car finished up in the car wash. A giant flatscreen television perched on the wall of the waiting room blared out a news program.
Her: “Oh HELLS no.”
I glanced over at the woman beside me and then at the screen.
2/
It only took two seconds for me to register to what garnered that reaction. Scenes of children proudly flexing band-aided arms as happy parents looked on flashed before my eyes.
Her: *to no one in particular* “5-year-olds? Girl bye.”
She let out a laugh and shook her head.
It only took two seconds for me to register to what garnered that reaction. Scenes of children proudly flexing band-aided arms as happy parents looked on flashed before my eyes.
Her: *to no one in particular* “5-year-olds? Girl bye.”
She let out a laugh and shook her head.
3/
I decided to bite.
Me: “You talking about them giving little kids the vaccine?”
Her: “Girl, yeah. Ain’t no way in hell.”
She paused for a moment. Then she doubled down.
Her: *shaking her head* “Oh HELLS no.”
I gave a slow nod to acknowledge her position.
Me: “Hmm.”
I decided to bite.
Me: “You talking about them giving little kids the vaccine?”
Her: “Girl, yeah. Ain’t no way in hell.”
She paused for a moment. Then she doubled down.
Her: *shaking her head* “Oh HELLS no.”
I gave a slow nod to acknowledge her position.
Me: “Hmm.”
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Grady Hospital Lobby
We had just finished up at the #NoJudgmentZone table. I slung my backpack over my shoulder and began heading out.
"Ma'am. . .scuse me."
I turned in the direction of the voice. 2 young women stood side by side in the information line.
*details changed
Grady Hospital Lobby
We had just finished up at the #NoJudgmentZone table. I slung my backpack over my shoulder and began heading out.
"Ma'am. . .scuse me."
I turned in the direction of the voice. 2 young women stood side by side in the information line.
*details changed
2/
One was tall and slender with thick locs piled on top of her head. She wore a t-shirt with a faded screen of the words "Black Girl Magic" on the front. The other had on a sweatsuit and had a network of tiny braids that fell nearly to the small of her back.
Me: "Hey there."
One was tall and slender with thick locs piled on top of her head. She wore a t-shirt with a faded screen of the words "Black Girl Magic" on the front. The other had on a sweatsuit and had a network of tiny braids that fell nearly to the small of her back.
Me: "Hey there."
3/
The taller one spoke first.
Locs: "We was looking at your hair. It's so pretty."
Sweats: "We saw you and said, 'Werk sis!'"
*laughter*
Me: "That's kind. Thanks!
Sweats: *looking close* "Is it a color process?"
Me: "A color process? Girl. Courtesy of mother nature."
The taller one spoke first.
Locs: "We was looking at your hair. It's so pretty."
Sweats: "We saw you and said, 'Werk sis!'"
*laughter*
Me: "That's kind. Thanks!
Sweats: *looking close* "Is it a color process?"
Me: "A color process? Girl. Courtesy of mother nature."
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Grady Lobby
You: "Y'all dead set on trying to get folks to take that devil shot, ain't you?" *shakes head*
Me: *shrug* "I'm pretty dead set on trying to stop this virus from killing and disabling folks. So if that means getting a shot, I guess so."
You snorted.
Grady Lobby
You: "Y'all dead set on trying to get folks to take that devil shot, ain't you?" *shakes head*
Me: *shrug* "I'm pretty dead set on trying to stop this virus from killing and disabling folks. So if that means getting a shot, I guess so."
You snorted.
2/
Me: "How you doing today?"
You: "Say what now?"
Me: "I mean, seeing as you rolled up on me throwing shade I figured we could at least get cool first."
*laughter*
You: "I'm good. But I damn sure ain't taking that devil shot. You can bet on that."
Me: *listening*
Me: "How you doing today?"
You: "Say what now?"
Me: "I mean, seeing as you rolled up on me throwing shade I figured we could at least get cool first."
*laughter*
You: "I'm good. But I damn sure ain't taking that devil shot. You can bet on that."
Me: *listening*
3/
You: "And low key--I feel some type of way about siccing Black folks on other Black folks to get them to take that shit."
Me: *raising eyebrows* "Ouch."
You: "I'm for real. I feel like they got y'all hoodwinked and bamboozled, too."
*silence*
Me: "I hear you."
You: "And low key--I feel some type of way about siccing Black folks on other Black folks to get them to take that shit."
Me: *raising eyebrows* "Ouch."
You: "I'm for real. I feel like they got y'all hoodwinked and bamboozled, too."
*silence*
Me: "I hear you."
1/
Grady Lobby
I was sitting at the #NoJudgmentZone table and notice a Grady elder quickly moving toward me on a walker.
Her: "'Scuse me, baby. You know where this at?" *places paper onto desk*
I took the paper and scanned it. Someone jogged up beside her.
Niece: "Auntie!"
Grady Lobby
I was sitting at the #NoJudgmentZone table and notice a Grady elder quickly moving toward me on a walker.
Her: "'Scuse me, baby. You know where this at?" *places paper onto desk*
I took the paper and scanned it. Someone jogged up beside her.
Niece: "Auntie!"
2/
The Grady elder swung her head in the direction of the woman. The woman was panting.
Niece: *shaking head* "Auntie! Why you bothering this lady? She ain't the information."
The Grady elder rolled back a few steps and craned her neck to look at the sign beside my table.
The Grady elder swung her head in the direction of the woman. The woman was panting.
Niece: *shaking head* "Auntie! Why you bothering this lady? She ain't the information."
The Grady elder rolled back a few steps and craned her neck to look at the sign beside my table.
3/
She squinted her eyes at me.
Her: "Now what you say you doing here?"
Me: "Ma'am?"
Her: "I'm trying to figure out what you doing next to the information if you ain't the information."
*laughter*
Me: "It's okay. I'm answering questions about the #COVIDVaccine."
She squinted her eyes at me.
Her: "Now what you say you doing here?"
Me: "Ma'am?"
Her: "I'm trying to figure out what you doing next to the information if you ain't the information."
*laughter*
Me: "It's okay. I'm answering questions about the #COVIDVaccine."
2-weeks later update:
I can't believe we're looking at 2022 for some red states
WY is so bad, it's projected for 2025 70% vaccinated
I can't believe we're looking at 2022 for some red states
WY is so bad, it's projected for 2025 70% vaccinated
Note: Georgia not shown due to infrequent reporting to CDC
Hey wait a minute...isn't CDC in Atlanta?!?
F*ck you, Kemp!
Hey wait a minute...isn't CDC in Atlanta?!?
F*ck you, Kemp!
GA data not accurate. Any idea how bad it is?
