By now, most of us have stories about how covid19 has impacted our lives. I am no different. The vaccine became available a little over a week after my Grandmother tested positive for covid19. She was in a long-term care facility in Bay Village, OH (a small suburb on the west side of Cleveland). On December 3rd, 2020 she tested positive for covid19.  

I remember my Grandma as a force of nature. Every Sunday she would be cooking delicious food for the entire extended family. While she was cooking up a storm, I recall her being feisty, always laughing while she drove my Grandfather mad. Then, arguing with her kids, while doting on us grandkids.  

She was 91 when she passed away. When I first heard the news, I was not that worried. Don’t get me wrong, she had some health issues. She was scarcely walking, but like I said she was feisty, and mentally still acute. Long-life runs in the family. Her father, my great grandfather was 104 when he passed away. Perhaps I was in denial or just plain naive. I just didn’t think it was her time. On December 16th she was released from the ICU. The Doctors were laughing because she was flirting with the good-looking male nurse, and she had made a strong recovery.  

But on December 23rd, she was back in the ICU, and this time she didn’t come out. She died the next day on Christmas Eve. Leaving a hole in our hearts and at the dinner table.    

My Grandmother’s Timeline with covid19

December 3rd - tests positive for covid
December 11th - vaccines become available to the public
December 15th - ICU 1st time
December 18th - recovers
December 23rd - back to the ICU
December 24th - passes away

After my Grandma passed away, I got even more worried about my husband getting covid. He is a cancer survivor. He had lung cancer and had half his left lung removed in 2013. He has since been in remission. Like many others, I have had many a day filled with anxiety and worry about the prospect of those closest to me contracting Covid and passing away. Given my Grandma’s passing, it seemed like it was nearer to me now than ever.

When my Grandma died, not only did I grieve her loss, but I frantically worried about those closest to me. It was a devastating reality that someone like my Grandma could be conquered by the disease.  

So, I put it on my to-do list to get the vaccines for my husband and me as soon as we became eligible. It took 40 hours of research and pulling resources to find and secure our appointments. Yes, I got myself one too, as I qualified under Texas’ eligibility standards. Then the day before the vaccine, and the 5-hour trip to get it, they canceled our appointment for unknown reasons. This time we knew the ropes though and it only took 4 hours to find our next appointment which is scheduled for February 15th and March 15th, 2021 (two doses scheduled back-to-back of the Moderna vaccine).  

I then proceeded to schedule my parents' vaccines for them. When I told my Dad about the good news. He said you should be doing this for other people too. Can you guys (me and my husband) build something that can help others too?

From the techniques, I have learned, and because my husband’s background is in technology and telecommunications, we decided we would start a service to help others get their vaccines by building a cohesive all in one place system designed to take the hours of research we did and put it to use so everyone can benefit from it.  

This site has been specifically built to find appointments and book them for those who are eligible as per each state’s standards.