Sheletta Brundidge has three children, and each time she gave birth Brundidge said she almost died.
Medical workers and doctors ignored her concerns and symptoms multiple …
Sheletta Brundidge has three children, and each time she gave birth Brundidge said she almost died. Medical workers and doctors ignored her concerns and symptoms multiple times, an issue Brundidge says is too common within the Black community. Her experience with the healthcare system led Brundidge to develop hesitancy toward receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Up until last week, she had no plans to get vaccinated. Instead, she followed socially distanced protocols and kept her mask on in public. But then, her now 15-year-old son told her he just had one birthday wish – for his mom to get vaccinated. Aside from her oldest son Andrew, Brundidge also has two autistic children. Andrew worried if his mom was unvaccinated and contradicted COVID-19, the family would be motherless.
