Too bad there's no union for cancer patients
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And Ned heard their union’s voice
Who was advanced ahead of her? Her 23-year-old niece, a teacher.
Ricci was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2020, and she said her immune system has been weakened after months of treatment. The cancer survivor had been looking to be vaccinated soon, perhaps in early March, according to information she received from the state, as well as a friend in the health-care field that indicated residents with comorbidities would be next in line for vaccines.
So when the latest guidelines came Monday out from the office of Gov. Ned Lamont that put residents ages 55 to 64 along with teachers and child-care workers at the the head of the line for vaccinations, she said, “I was in tears yesterday. ... All of a sudden, it was like they pulled the rug out from under me.”
As she struggled with cancer and its aftermath, Ricci had been very stringent about COVID safety, limiting her kids’ social interactions, which is not a pleasant task for a mom committed to her children’s happiness and development. She has also been wearing double masks, and asking her kids to double-mask as well when they’re out of the house.
“And I haven’t seen my parents since November of 2019,” she recalled, though thankfully both of them have been vaccinated.
