Vaccinated Grandmother In The Bronx Gets A Prescription For A Hug – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — During the pandemic, so many people could really use a hug, but it took doctors’ orders for one vaccinated grandmother in the Bronx to feel safe again.
Evelyn Shaw recently got her first hug in more than a year from her granddaughter, Ateret Frank.
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Frank is also vaccinated, but she knew her grandma was still afraid of human contact, so she went to Shaw’s doctor for help.
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The doctor actually wrote a prescription for a hug.
“It was, as Ateret said, a permission slip. Yes, that I could finally, finally do this without fear,” Shaw said. “I didn’t feel free, but I’ve got this now.”
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Shaw now can’t wait to hug her six other grandkids.
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