“This is a picture of one of the last times I got to see my dad.”
Dear Dr. Fauci,
Watching your testimony brought back emotions I have carried for years.
I dedicated my career to caring for patients. As a nurse, I showed up every day during one of the most difficult periods healthcare has ever faced. I cared for frightened patients, worked long hours, and did everything I could to help people during a time of fear and uncertainty.
But behind my scrubs was a single mother raising three boys. And like so many others, I eventually found myself backed into a corner.
I resisted getting the COVID vaccine for as long as I could. I have an autoimmune disease, and deep in my spirit, I felt something wasn’t right for me. I prayed constantly for wisdom and discernment. Every part of me wanted the freedom to make my own medical decision.
Instead, I was told that if I didn’t get vaccinated, I would lose my job.
That wasn’t informed consent. It was coercion.
As a single mom, I couldn’t afford to lose the career I had worked so hard to build. So I received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, despite every instinct telling me not to.
Within days, I could barely walk. For six days, I struggled just to move, and my autoimmune disease went into overdrive. That experience changed my life. Whether anyone else believes there was a connection doesn’t change what I lived through.
At the same time, I was living another nightmare.
I watched my father placed in palliative care while our family was largely kept away. We were allowed only limited visits, and every time I had to leave him, it felt like I was abandoning him. I’ll never forget walking out of that room knowing he was scared, vulnerable, and dying. No daughter should have to say goodbye that way.
As nurses, we held the hands of patients whose loved ones weren’t allowed to be there. We watched families grieve through windows, phones, and video screens. Those moments will stay with many of us forever.
The emotional toll on healthcare workers and families was immeasurable.
I don’t write this because of politics.
I write this because accountability matters.
Millions of people made impossible decisions under extraordinary pressure. Some lost jobs. Some lost businesses. Children lost milestones they’ll never get back. Families lost precious time together. Many healthcare workers felt they were no longer allowed to ask questions without risking their careers or their reputations.
Trust isn’t restored by avoiding difficult conversations. It’s restored through honesty, transparency, humility, and the willingness to acknowledge when people were harmed.
My hope is that we learn from this chapter of history. That no healthcare worker is ever again forced to choose between their conscience and their livelihood. That no family is unnecessarily separated from someone they love during their final days. And that we never forget the human cost of policies made in the name of protecting us.
This isn’t written from hatred.
It’s written from heartbreak.💔
And from the hope that truth, compassion, and accountability will guide us forward.
Sincerely,
A Nurse. A Mother. A Daughter. A Patient.”
YourNurseintheKnow
- Rebecca Meabon-Henry - ✍️
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11 nurses on the same maternity ward suddenly get brain tumors.
All jabbed with mRNA in 2021.
Harvard investigation concludes:
“Workplace is perfectly safe .. Definitely not a cluster!”
They checked the walls, the air, the floors… but somehow “forgot” to look at the one thing every single one of them had in common.
The mental gymnastics are Olympic gold at this point.
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