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I called my parents and I said you guys need to get here soon, like she's not okay...
I was very uncomfortable, miserable for about 10-12 days. But my understanding is that about 17,000 older adults die from RSV every season.
It seemed like every day something else was happening.
If I could just describe it in one word, it would just be loss.
I think a lot of people think things will just go back to normal overnight. Normal isn't really a word in my vocabulary; it's cope and adapt.
...I worry less about potential infection because I am vaccinated.
I always looked at these videos and thought, that'll never be me. And, it's me.
I started treatment. 'Not a moment too soon,' my doctor said.
It's a problem we can't be shy about or uncomfortable with. It's a problem that anybody can have. The consequences are huge.
I sat down on the bed and I cried because I just had zero control over what was happening to London.
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