Rain poured down at 5 p.m. as we joined the double-line of cars snaking into Dodger Stadium for our 5:10 appointments for the Moderna Covid vaccine. Paul plugged in his phone and we continued listening to the book we’ve been listening to on our long drives to Mammoth – the Splendid and the Vile – about London under attack during WW2. It seemed exceedingly appropriate to listen to as we have sheltered from the attack of Covid.
When we passed the parking booth, we were directed to enter a new lane with no one in it. Paul drove back and forth between a chain of cones that headed toward the stadium then all the way back to the parking booth at least 4 times, The rain made following the cones a real exercise in focus. We finally turned toward a group of tents and ended up first in line in our lane while hundreds of cars were lined up in the other lane. 2 men in slickers and umbrellas stood in front of the lanes letting the other line go ahead into a continuing line while we listened to the book and waited. The cars lined up in front of the tents didn’t move.15 minutes later, the cone was removed and were sent to the front of a cone lane next to a tent. At 5:27 I rolled down the window and the rain started drenching my right arm. “Ready?” asked the fire fighter.”Yep”, I said. A quick wipe with disinfectant and the needle went into my deltoid.
I was elated. I would not die from Covid!!! Yes! We sat there for 20 more minutes, waiting to make sure we were okay. We were fine. We were elated. I was flooded with gratitude.
I will continue to distance and wear a mask, but I’m in a new stage of survival. Joyous that I got the shot of hope. My arm aches, my head aches and I feel weak today, but that is the way I felt after other vaccines. I never thought that annoying prick would make me so happy. Hopefully, we will all get vaccinated in the next few months and we can all hug again. Stay safe in the mean time.
And for those of you who wondered if I got in the arm with broken collarbone, the answer is yes.Why have 2 bad arms?….It’s all getting better, a little at a time.