Shefali O'Hara
2 min readSep 7, 2021

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BTW, one thing I found amusing - I am currently dealing with a metastatic brain and lung cancer and the doctors have given me weeks to live. I have a mass the size of a grapefruit in my lungs, though they removed the lemon sized tumor from my brain.

I am very tired and dealing with other side effects from the cancer treatments.

Despite this, I am cheerful, not hostile, I don't get angry or call people names when we disagree. Meanwhile, I assume you are perfectly healthy, yet you showed a great deal of hostility in your response. Why? What is the point of this?

Notice that in my post I never encouraged irresponsible behavior. If someone chooses not to get a vaccine, they are still responsible to not put others in danger. So this involves social distancing, self-quarantine when necessary, wearing masks, etc.

one thing you may not realize - not everyone can safely be vaccinated. People who have already gotten Covid and recovered are more likely to experience serious side effects from the vaccine, plus there is a small percentage of the population who are at risk of blood clots, etc., that should not get the vaccine.

Historically, for EVERY vaccine, there has been a fraction of the population that CANNOT be vaccinated. Don't just take my word for it - look it up. Instead of treating these people with hostility and venom, maybe try to understand that they are also victims - many of them would prefer to be vaccinated because they also want the protection, but they can't. Perhaps being a little bit kinder, more tolerant and humane would be something to aim for?

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Shefali O'Hara
Shefali O'Hara

Written by Shefali O'Hara

Cancer survivor, Christian, writer, engineer. BSEE from MIT, MSEE, and MA in history. Love nature, animals, books, art, and interesting discussions.

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