Shannon Holmes Sworn In: Vaccine-Induced Long COVID¶
Day 4 · 1:09:53 · Glen Motz · Shannon Holmes
- 👩 Holmes, 50, mother of two, former movement therapist specializing in MS and stroke clients, is sworn to testify.
- 🧘 Pre-vaccine she worked six days a week teaching Pilates, yoga, and Thai massage and walked 5–17 km daily despite managed RA in remission.
- 🏷️ Counsel notes her doctor’s diagnosis of vaccine-induced Long COVID and that she never had COVID itself.
Third witness introduced; baseline health and diagnosis established.
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Transcript¶
Glen Motz · 1:09:53
So our next witness is Shannon Holmes. Shannon, can you take the Bible in your right hand? Shannon Holmes, do you swear to tell the truth? The whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God.
Shannon Holmes · 1:10:12
Thank you.
Glen Motz · 1:10:15
Um, I'm going to have you talk about your injury after I, um, after I introduce you, but I just wanted to make the point, when you talk about your injuries, you didn't have COVID prior to this.
Shannon Holmes · 1:10:27
No.
Glen Motz · 1:10:28
And in fact, you're diagnosed by your doctor with what is called— and I find this, you know, good, interesting wording— vaccine-induced Long COVID.
Shannon Holmes · 1:10:37
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:10:37
And there's actually probably a benefit to it being defined as Long COVID as far as getting treatment. Although, no, okay.
Shannon Holmes · 1:10:45
I don't know.
Glen Motz · 1:10:46
Well, let me, let me introduce you. That's that word vaccine that's the problem. So you are 50. You're a mother of 2 daughters, one of whom is here to support you today.
Shannon Holmes · 1:10:56
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:10:57
You were a movement therapist. Yeah. You did Pilates and yoga and Thai massage. You worked, you had a specialty of working with people with neurological conditions and injuries such as MS and strokes.
Shannon Holmes · 1:11:11
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:11:12
Before your vaccines, you were, you were a healthy person.
Shannon Holmes · 1:11:16
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:11:17
You did have a couple of medical issues. So you had rheumatoid arthritis, but it was, you were in remission and you had always been managed quite well.
Shannon Holmes · 1:11:28
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:11:28
And in fact, I think what's telling is, is prior to your vaccine, you were working 6 days a week. So moving your body as an instructor and yoga and Pilates and the like and doing massage, which is very physical, including moving limbs and, yes, and manipulating bodies. There was no limitations on what you would do. And you would walk 5 to 17 kilometers a day.
Shannon Holmes · 1:11:52
Yes.
Glen Motz · 1:11:53
So you were, like, totally into fitness. But by the Day The day of your second shot, you became disabled.
Shannon Holmes · 1:12:02
Yep.
Glen Motz · 1:12:02
So can you share with us your injury experience?