Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) of Oklahoma Executive Director Sara Orellana-Paape loves being a mom to a teenage daughter.
So it came as no real surprise to those who know her well when, as the holidays approached this year, she pretty much up and adopted those soldiers at Fort Sill and airmen at Altus â ASYMCA of Oklahomaâs geographic footprint encompasses both military installations â who are close to her daughterâs age.
In terms of Fort Sillâs basic combat training (BCT) trainee population alone, Orellana-Paapeâs daughter acquired more than 3,200 seasonal siblings, 200 of whom have stayed on post over the period of Holiday Block Leave.
Family full of CCMH workers are all vaccinated
Family full of healthcare workers all gets the Coronavirus vaccine By Dallas Payeton | December 29, 2020 at 6:36 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 6:36 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - The last group of heath care workers and support staff at Comanche County Memorial Hospital are getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Terrell Smith was the last in his household to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
Smith said he was excited about the vaccine, as life had been somewhat stressful with his mother, father, two younger brothers, and himself all working at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.
“But for the most part we’re a strong family and we’re united so we love each other and with that union and that bond it does make COVID a lot easier to progress through,” Smith said.
Pregnant CCMH nurse gets COVID-19 vaccine, talks about decision-making process
Pregnant CCMH nurse gets COVID vaccine, talks about decision making process By Cheyenne Cole | December 22, 2020 at 2:47 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 6:12 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - As frontline workers continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s still controversy surrounding how safe it is for pregnant women.
Registered nurse and infection preventionist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital Megan Garibay is 35 weeks pregnant.
She was among other healthcare professionals who were vaccinated at the hospital last Thursday - two days after the vaccine arrived in Southwest Oklahoma.
She has gestational diabetes, putting her in an even higher risk category.
First COVID-19 vaccines in Comanche County administered at CCMH
CCMH team members receive first COVID vaccinations in Comanche County By Cheyenne Cole | December 16, 2020 at 7:57 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 8:02 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Health Care officials administered the first COVID-19 vaccines in Comanche County Wednesday afternoon at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.
First in line was ICU nurse Laura Thomas, who said she chose to get vaccinated because of her elderly father.
“Actually the inspiration came from my father who lives in Ohio,” she said. “He’s 78-years-old. When I talked to him about the vaccine, he was very excited about it. He’s willing to step forward and take it as soon as he can, so I thought this was my way to honor him and try to help.”
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The first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines have arrived at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. The first recipients of the vaccine will be frontline healthcare workers. Governor Kevin Stitt along with Oklahoma State Commissioner of Health Dr. Lance Fry, and Regional Director Brandie Combs came to the hospital Wednesday to announce the implementation of the vaccine in this region.
Snow blanketing Oklahoma this week meant many schoolchildren were out of class.
Ellipses, a community advocacy group in Lawton, will be holding two events coming up this Saturday and this coming Tuesday to bring some cheer and recognition to our healthcare workers on the frontlines.