A 90-year-old woman in Seattle, USA walked through nearly a foot of snow for six miles on Sunday after finally securing an appointment to receive a coronavirus vaccine shot.
Fran Goldman said it was hard to get an appointment for the vaccine but it was really important to her because she wanted to see her grandchildren after months of quarantine.
“I have been calling to get an appointment anywhere, every morning, every afternoon, and often, I’ve been online at night,” Goldman told the Seattle Times.
Goldman finally secured a slot for Sunday morning, but on Saturday she woke up to a massive snowstorm.
Nearly six inches of snow covered parts of Seattle after the winter storm but it did not stop her from getting her vaccine shot.
Despite the condition, Goldman dressed in layers and walked from her home to a hospital three miles away on Saturday and got about two-thirds of the way before she became confident that she would be able to make it the next day.
Goldman dressed in fleece pants and a short-sleeved shirt so that the nurse could get to her arm easily. Over that, she layered a fleece zip-up, then a down coat, then a rain jacket. She then wore her snow boots, grabbed her two walking sticks, and headed out, the report said.
“It was not easy going. It was challenging,” she said.
Goldman made it to her appointment five minutes late, but was still able to get her shot.
“I knew how far it was. I knew how long it would take me. Had it been shorter, I would have been happier. But I made it,” she added.