My Mama Kicked Shingles' Butt!

In June, my mom got Shingles. Her case of Shingles attacked in her brain and came out through her face and eyes- She suffered for weeks with the blisters, extreme eye pain, and lots of face pain even after they healed. She's been in extreme pain for months but it is slowly but surely getting better. Very slowly.

She was out for several months but eventually had to go back to work. She didn't have feeling in parts of her face for months and is still recovering. And she got Cataracts from the steroids after everything else and had to deal with that while trying to go back to work! But she is getting better every day.

We are very blessed because her eye had no permanent damage! She just had the Cataracts removed and her eye will be just fine!!! She's dealt with so much and said it was the absolute worst experience of her life.

Mom's one piece of advice is to get the vaccine when you are of age!!! It's available to those 50 and older but I'm sure in the next few years, there will be more available to all ages. Just keep checking up on it and make it a priority! Mom said she wouldn't have hesitated if she had known; she was told about the vaccine one week after getting Shingles.

Please do it. You wont regret it. And please, tell everyone you know.