I love a good tailgate party and today I stood outside in the rain for about an hour with a bunch of grateful individuals. Just like the excitement of waiting to get into a stadium or a concert, the line went around the corner and there were a few turkey’s in queue. Once inside it was a glorious view full of volunteers and healthcare heroes.

Today, I was fortunate to receive the J&J Covid-19 vaccine YAHOOO!!!

A few things to understand, we can’t change our lifestyle and I don’t get to hug all of you YET. To keep myself and my new lungs healthy, I take a large amount of immuno-suppressing medications on a daily basis. I need to wait 30 days to check my blood work to see if my body accepts the vaccine and I produce antibodies. We still need to stay pretty isolated until more people are inoculated but I look forward to the next month of private patio happy hours from a distance until I find out if I produced antibodies. If so, hopefully I’ll be able to hug other vaccinated friends after that!!!