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Linda & Butterscotch

Seventeen-year Newfield Garden Apartments resident, Linda, was one of nineteen seniors who received the Moderna vaccine in March 2021. Thankfully, the Tompkins County Health Department set up a vaccination site at the senior living community to make it possible for residents to safely and easily access the opportunity.

Linda, said that she’s left the apartment complex only four times in the past year, each due to health-related issues and appointments. To her, the opportunity to receive the vaccine on-site has brought feelings of safety and gratitude.

She has also found silver linings despite being physically isolated throughout the past year. Not only did she adopt a cat right before the pandemic, Butterscotch (who loves to cuddle and is a great listener!) she also started to reach out to former colleagues and friends whom she hasn’t spoken to in over a decade to form connections. However, she’s very much looking forward to leaving her apartment to go shopping and meet up with old friends!

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