@williamsjen
Jennifer, I share quite a few of your feelings. I too have grandchildren although they are all now young adults. My husband was a vet of the cold war although that was before I met him. And I too trust in the Lord to see me through the rest of my earthly life and I am thankful for my many blessings. One of my family members was also forced to take the Covid shots or else lose her federal job.

I also share your concerns about the Covid shots and ET, although I feel I'm putting on a tin foil hat when I mention them, LOL. (I don't say Covid "vaccines," because they weren't like other vaccines and the approval was rushed. They affect our RNA and that type had never before been approved for use on humans.)

Regardless, my platelet count and some related bloodwork had always been perfectly normal until my checkup in October 2020, five months after I took the Moderna Covid shots in May 2020. They had an abrupt spike which continued to get worse after that and resulted in ET due to a JAK2 gene mutation.

My doctors use an online service named "My Chart" which allows patients to view our medical records. The "My Chart" graphs of my platelets and the related bloodwork (red cell abnormalities, etc.) are flat and normal for years, until the checkup in October 2020 when they first start going haywire. I know this could possibly be pure coincidence, but the timing is very suspect. But, either way what is done is done and I don't dwell on it. I'm just glad my ET can so far be managed although I was having some neuropathy.

Just know that you are not the only person with reason to suspect an ET connection to Covid shots. I suspect that too, because of the specific timing of the onset, although there's no way to know for sure. I do not take the booster shots.

God bless and congratulations on the grand baby-to-be!