I'm in a very bad place this evening. My brother has been trying to pick a fight about the vaccines and finally got to me about an hour ago.

He claims that he can get blood clots if he's around anyone who's had the Covid vaccine. He wants nothing to do with me. (1/)

He's got afib and is on blood thinners. But for some reason my brother seems to think that I'm shedding something because of the vaccine and it would make him get blood clots and he could stroke out.

I'm not kidding. That's what he said to me.

(2/)

I'm struggling to get insured so I can get that giant hernia fixed. I'll need someone to take care of my cat should I go into the hospital or if something worse happens. Curt agreed in the past that if I needed him to watch Pumpkin he would do so. He went back on that.
(3/)

I'm not welcome at Dad's house per my brother. I have no idea if Dad even knows Curt said these things to me or if he's even ok. Dad, according to Curt, hasn't been vaccinated either.

I haven't been well and am worried about what will happen to me.

(4/)

I'm worried about what will happen to Pumpkin, who is a rescue kitty from Pulaski, where I used to live. He had a rough life before I got him. I want nothing to happen to him.

I don't want him to go to a shelter should I die.

(5/)

If I can get that operation - which isn't bloody likely w/o insurance - I'll need someone to watch him while I'm in hospital.

I never felt so alone. It feels like I lost my brother and father, all due to this g-damn virus & the vaccine.

(6/)

Why do anti-vaxxers fight this so??? The vaccine is needed if we're to overcome Covid. It's like they WANT the pandemic to continue killing people. The more the better as far as they're concerned.

(7/)

I'm scared. I don't know what's going to happen to me. And as a responsible pet parent, I thought I made sure that Pumpkin had somewhere to go if something happens to me. Now I don't know what to do.

I need your advice and prayers.

(8/)

Curt & I went back and forth over this issue since about 11pm est. I finally told him I wanted no further emails but he persisted. So, I had to block him.

I can't believe I had to block my brother's email addy.

I never felt so alone.

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P.S. I don't know what to do about Dad. I hope he's ok but I have no way of knowing if he agrees with what Curt told me. They've been keeping me at arm's length to some degree for quite some time, but even more so since the pandemic began.

I don't know what to do.