Carrie Sakamoto was a healthy woman two years ago. First, she received an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination, and followed up with Pfizer's version in July of 2021. She was never well again. (click here)

"I got sick that evening, but it was just like regular flu symptoms…then by day ten, I was in the hospital." Bell's Palsy was setting in, causing Sakamoto's brain to swell, causing "really bad" vomiting. Her 5-ft 4-ins. frame shrunk to 100 lbs.

"I wasn't able to eat because I had all these flu symptoms. By the time I got to hospital, I was in pretty bad shape. I had to learn how to walk with a walker because my balance was gone. I had to learn to chew and swallow, which I couldn't do. I had a feeding tube too, because I kept aspirating on the food I was trying to chew."

Sakamoto was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy that causes her facial paralysis and dizziness. She now has a hearing aid in her right ear due to 35% hearing loss that ensued. She also suffers with trigeminal neuralgia"

On March 1, 2023, she received compensation of "less than $100,000" from Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program.

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