Bye Corona

A band-aid can represent many things:
Childhood memories of falling flat on my face in the playground, teenage years covering pimples in shame, or healing cat scratches and random wounds in different times of my life.
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Today, the band-aid on my arm represents relief, a sense of community and medical achievement.

Who knew that I'd get so excited to have a vaccine shot. Who knew?!
Not me. Not until this past year.
A year of growth and making lemonade out of lemons. 
And now here I am with the band-aid on my arm, a badge of honor for a historic year, and I am smiling big despite the vaccine's not-so-fun side effects.

Pic by Tamar Pelzig cc