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kag

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14. I would have done the same thing.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 06:12 AM
Feb 2021

And my husband would have reacted the same way.

We're not in the same position because he's ten years older than me. He's 67 and I'm 57, and we, too, are on multiple waiting lists. He's currently eligible, but we haven't started calling about appointments yet. I guess we should. He's got a heart condition and has an ICD (pacemaker/defibrillator) so I would have definitely sent him for the first shot if we were in your shoes.

But I know how you feel because he would have reacted the way yours did--upset that I didn't take it for myself.

I guess love is like that. It's one of those "good" problems to have--to love and be loved so much that you argue over who gets the first appointment.

Stay strong.

I feel bad tonight UPDATE [View all] macwriter Feb 2021 OP
Well, good luck, sorry you are feeling bad. mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #1
This dweller Feb 2021 #2
Maybe you could tell him it's your Valentine's gift??? alwaysinasnit Feb 2021 #3
You did good. My wife has spent hours on the phone. I got mt first shot today at Walgreens. c-rational Feb 2021 #4
Good for you, Macwriter. FuzzyRabbit Feb 2021 #5
YES! Thank God Biden is in charge now! calimary Feb 2021 #6
I would do the same thing. murielm99 Feb 2021 #7
What a wonderful and selfless thing to do. royable Feb 2021 #8
his vaccination also protects you to some extent - make sure he knows that TomDaisy Feb 2021 #9
The last administration didn't care Warpy Feb 2021 #10
This GoneOffShore Feb 2021 #12
It's getting to us all. And the weather doesn't help. GoneOffShore Feb 2021 #11
Boy it is hard to get an appointment ribrepin Feb 2021 #13
I would have done the same thing. kag Feb 2021 #14
This is our 21st century version of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi." colorado_ufo Feb 2021 #15
That story came to my mind as well. Good call. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2021 #18
His getting it first makes everything safer for you, too. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #16
We are still waiting for the vaccines here in Dominican Republic. secondwind Feb 2021 #17
I don't know if it makes you feel better, to be so deeply loved, and to love so much... NNadir Feb 2021 #19
same situation here handmade34 Feb 2021 #20
try not to feel bad, macwriter Skittles Feb 2021 #21
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