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A Face Frozen In Time: Carrie's Story Of Medical Injury
Episode Summary
In this emotional and deeply personal episode of the Activate & Illuminate podcast, host Melanie Wakelin sits down with Alberta advocate Carrie Sakamoto to discuss her life-changing health journey following her 2021 COVID-19 vaccinations. Carrie shares how her symptoms escalated rapidly after her second dose, leading to severe neurological complications, facial paralysis, chronic pain, vertigo, and a permanent condition called synkinesis.
What began as trust in authority and public health messaging turned into years of medical advocacy, navigating Canada's Vaccine Injury…
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