Loved this story. Getting those shots, one at a time.

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Grady Lobby

I was sitting at the #NoJudgmentZone table and notice a Grady elder quickly moving toward me on a walker.

Her: "'Scuse me, baby. You know where this at?" *places paper onto desk*

I took the paper and scanned it. Someone jogged up beside her.

Niece: "Auntie!" pic.twitter.com/DUM5OVfxyS

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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She squinted her eyes at me.

Her: "Now what you say you doing here?"
Me: "Ma'am?"
Her: "I'm trying to figure out what you doing next to the information if you ain't the information."

*laughter*

Me: "It's okay. I'm answering questions about the #COVIDVaccine."

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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Her: "Oh, sugar, I gots mine the DAY y'all said go. Well. Technically, I got it after that but not 'cause I wasn't trying, shit."
Me: "That's great."
Her: "Shit, when y'all gon' give me the boost? I need to get that."
Niece: "Auntie, we scheduled it already, remember?"

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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Her: "Ha ha HELL!"

*laughter*

Niece: *to me* "I'm probably about to get it. My job 'bout to make us. I just ain't been sure."

Lawd. What did she say that for?

Her: "Wait WHAT? You been 'Aintie this, Aintie that' all up in my face and you ain't took that shot?!"

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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Me: *nervous laughter*
Her: "I'm serious." *back to niece* "You gon' carry your little narrow behind down that hall right now and get that shot, you hear me?"

Wait what?

Me: "Whoa. Wait. Auntie, it's her decision, okay? But I do appreciate you looking out for her."

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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Niece: "How long will it take?"
Me: "What, if you do it now? Like a half hour maybe? Start to finish."
Niece: "Okay."
Me: "Okay what?"
Niece: "Okay I'll get it."
Me: "Wait. Now?"
Niece: "Sure. Now."

Her: "DAMN RIGHT she will."

*laughter*

Me: "Aww man. That's great."

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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Me: *looking back at paper again* "Okay, Auntie. This clinic is right down that hall right there, first door on your right." *pointing*
Her: "Okay. So go on and take her for that shot while I go on over here. And make sure she don't back out neither."
Me: "Uh. . okay."

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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And you know? That niece got her first dose of the vaccine. She sure did.

And as we waited for her auntie to come back, we both decided that Auntie should be hired as the secret weapon to get folks vaccinated. Then we just laughed and laughed together.

Yup.

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021

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Her: "Hell yeah. Tell 'em that old folks need them to get they shots so they don't have nothing jumping out they noses on us!"
Me: "That's quite a visual."

*laughter*

Niece: "Definitely tell about this. If you think it'll help. I feel happy I got it."

I wanted to cry. pic.twitter.com/CLSsKeHm5e

— Kimberly D. Manning, MD (@gradydoctor) September 29, 2021