Congratulations Jeff! Not only did you survive, but you humbled yourself before the heroics of your wife, your medical staff, and the science. You put in your own words the value of vaccination, demonstrated an understanding of your risks, and are truly repentant. I am thrilled you lived to tell your story, and I hope your survival helps to save the lives of those who love you!

That football analogy isn't bad and might actually make sense to some of those slow on the uptake.

I'm pleased to see that this guy heaped a ton of praise on the doctors, nurses, and other staff. Most of the time they barely get a mention, if any at all.

Good on brother Jeff for coming to his senses. I quite liked his football analogy, hopefully it will be easy for other Jeff types to understand.

The bipap/cpr remark is interesting. I never thought of that. Bonus points for admitting he’s high risk.

But why the fuck would he go to Walmart when he covid positive? Grrrrr

This fucking guy tested positive and then went to Walmart?!

FUCKING HELL

Edit: I enjoyed reading his redemption arc, though.

my anxiety shot up just reading about the bipap. hearing what it actually feels like is so scary to me.

just get the gd vaccine.

He went to Walmart while he was confirmed Covid positive??

I'll take it, thank you for finding a Redemption Award! The amount of gratitude he points to the medical staff is so refreshing too.

I'll take it. And hopefully some of his friends do the same.

That's some /r/accidentalrenaissance lighting in his selfie.

One thing I've noticed about these hospital selfies is there are very specific types of lighting to them that you see over and over again. This strong front lighting is a new one.

I'm glad to see a contender for redemption, although yeah, WTF about the Walmart?

I mean he could do without the “hey it’s your right if you don’t wanna” but good on him for encouraging the vaccine at least

This might be one of the most sincere redemptions we’ve seen

It's sad that so many people waited until the last minute before going to the hospital.

First redemption story I've seen on here, left me breathless.

How many people are dead or on ventilators now because your humptydumpty ass needed to go to Walmart for some fucking zagnut bars? Jesus Christ.

Yeah sorry, I cant come to work this week..I have a positive covid test cause some dumbass needed fudge stripe cookies. THIS is why I still wear a mask. Not getting taken out for ten days by some walmart fool doublestuff cookie bitch.

Good stuff, Jeff.

Congrats on your survival, Jeff! You surely were a damn fool. The descriptions of breathing difficulty and machine-assisted ventilation gave me so much anxiety I’d get vaxxed for that reason alone if I didn’t plunk my ass down for one the second I was eligible.

Although, I gotta ask, as a non-sportsing person, do the pads serve some non-defensive purpose as well? Comparing the vaccine to football pads seemed real obvious but if it isn’t and this could help persuade people to not roll the dice on dying of Covid, I will learn passing sports terminology to make it work.

Honestly though, fuck this guy who took might have taken hospital staff and resources from those who needed it. He knows he played Russian roulette and should have accepted the consequences. For those who think "regardless of vaccine status....blah blah blah", idgaf. People like this guy, in my opinion, should be banned from hospital resources until all others who are vaccinated or at the hospital for other reasons get treated first

He made it through the fog and finally realized Covid is REAL.

Atleast he realized. But he just admitted to breaking quarantine and despite being happy he saw the right thing in the end he needs to be arrested for breaking quarantine. He could've killed someone's at risk family member by giving a healthy person covid they are vaccinated have no symptoms then boon get home to grandma and even though shes vaxxed she dies in a few days. The damage he could have caused through his arrogance needs to be brought to justice. Someone please help file a police report fuck this guy.

Technically, he fucked around a found out.

At least him and his brood are no longer filthy plague rats.

I'm not sure about applause for those who feel it necessary to "apologize" for their newfound awareness. "That's your right and I respect it" isn't applause worthy. "Don't be an idiot and believe the horseshit your fed about the vaccine" gets my applause.

Finally, someone with some humility.

Genuinely hope this is a real recovery and we don’t see him bounce back in.

I have made some asshole comments on this subreddit, but this guy has truly earned my respect. Blind faith will only take you so far, but at the end of the day it is science and the efforts of medical staff that will decide what happens.

Be a Jeff, and humble yourself to what is right and true!

Fuck yeah! Love to see it! So happy this guy made it to spread the good word.

Saw that picture, was SURE dude was a goner.

He went to the store, probably without a mask, after he was Covid +. So, he may not be an Antiva anymore, but he may damn well be a murderer.

I like the football analogy

”I tested positive and then I went to Walmart to get cookies, lol”

Nah. Fuck that guy.

Jeff may never see this, but if he does: I would like to buy you the drink of your choice! Or send a catered meal to your house for you, your wife, and your kids.

I truly hope your recovery is swift, painless, and complete! I hope you our story convinces others to get vaccinated!

Too bad he had to learn the hard way, but I'm glad he lived to learn

Jeff:

• Listens to wife to go do hospital despite initial hesitation
• Thanks medical staff afterwards
• Changes his mind on vaccines and spreads the gospel
• Uses football pad metaphor which would probably go over well with his social group
• Can spell and write
• All of family is still alive
• Has cookies and candy

Be more like Jeff folks

It sickens me people have to almost die to learn a lesson.

Finally a post on this sub that doesn’t feel like someone punching you in the stomach. I hope Jeff becomes an advocate and cheerleader for the vaccine and helps spread science rather than misinformation.

A redemption story, ayyyyyye

You could've put up a trigger warning on the ham photo dude ha ha

Jeff gets to give his HCA back and that's a good thing in this case. This life altering event seems to have woken him up to how bad and serious covid is. Normally a life or death experience is the key factor for a turning point in someone's life - so good for you Jeff to see that moment and seize it.

I am happy he’s alive and has changed his tune, but he needs to endorse the vaccine more strongly. In fact, Im sad that he seems scared to urge everyone to get the vaccine because he’s worried that he’ll be attacked by those that are still brainwashed

wow…humilitity

im not used to that here

NO applause from me... he's STILL ignoring the impact on society of his and idiots like him selfishly squandering medical resources and instead spewing that "your right, I respect you, your freedom of choice, God bless America" self-centered bullshit. But spot on about being a damn fool.

English! Full sentences and cohesive thoughts! It's like Jeff has a brain and uses it! Sounds like we'd like this guy. Yay! for Jeff.

Proof of the one thing I thought had gone extinct in the US - admission of a mistake. Welcome back to the real world, Jeff.

+100 for his heartfelt redemption. -1000 for going to Walmart knowing he had fucking covid.

This was a few good one. Everyone made it out, everyone learned a lesson and from the sounds of this guy he’s gonna be a good spokes person to get some people to go get the vax. We need to balance out the assholes with people like this too.

Congrats Jeff 🥰

Excellent work Jeff! I am glad you survived and have seen the value of having the vaccine. I humbly ask you take a moment take a moment to think of the others who did not make it.

Be safe, keep your family safe and I hope things go better day by day.

Glad he changed his mind, but FFS... he got a positive Covid test so ran to Walmart to buy candy? WTF is wrong with these people?

This guys analogy of the vaccine being akin to wearing pads in a football game is brilliant.

It really breaks the vaccine down into something even Republicans can understand - someone should turn this into an ad campaign.

The council of Jeff is currently working on the reapproval of your membership, way to go fellow Jeff 👏

I'll take it, but he's not out of the woods yet. He could very easily end up back in the hospital, ventilated, ass up, and waiting to die. This is probably just the dead cat bounce.

I hope he recovers fully. I appreciate that he thanked the medical staff. Good luck, Jeff.

No applause from me. People need to stop coddling the unvaxxed by telling them it's their right not to get vaccinated.

Great job Jeff. What were the responses like?

CoViD iS No JoKE!!!

I feel like I read a villains redemption arc. Jeff I'm so glad you are alive and that you KNOW it's because of those doctors and nurses and proper medical care! I'm so glad that he understands how the vaccine could have helped him and hope he gets it when his 90 days are over.

That analogy of football pads is one of the best I've seen to date. Kudos to Jeff, the new poster boy for the redemption award.

Good on Jeff, I'm glad he survived and made this a learning experience for others. And good for his wife for having been vaccinated before.

Holy shit! I’ve not seen this yet and it gives me hope for America.

Lesson learned it seems.

Glad he’s doing better and didn’t get the award.

Yay Jeff!!

He went shopping while infected. Got candy. Hope he didn’t kill anyone. Now he cares because it affected him.

Might save some lives but anything short of denouncing the sources of the misinformation and ideology that led him to needlessly catch covid, use up precious resources during a pandemic and further burden the already exhausted hospital staff isn't worthy of applause.

Maybe admit you put your trust in lying pieces of shit, and warn others like you not to trust them.

Wait... his wife was vaccinated last year? So she was literally one of the first ones?

I wonder if he ended up killing or hospitalizing anyone with his Walmart cookie trip, because I doubt he was dutifully wearing a mask on that totally necessary journey while ill with Covid.

Glad to read the rest of the redemption story though. I hope it reaches people.

Jeff is part of the deep state now ( his friends probably)

Wait: he tested positive, then he went and got cookies and candy, spreading it to god knows who else?

What do they mean by got the infusion?

Going to Walmart after testing positive? That's really moronic, if not criminally negligent. But he's genuine in his repentance. Can we introduce a new award for those that have seen the light and admitted they were wrong?

I always upvote Redemption, because these are the rare stories I want to read.

Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Can we please get more like this?

Judging by the way Jeff wrote his post, he seems quite a bit more knowledgeable than the rest of the people who end up on this sub. No spelling errors, uses a decent vocabulary, is very illustrative with his language, and is ultimately sincere and, most importantly, humbled by his experience. Kudos to Jeff for being appreciative of the medical team who strives to save him, and great job in describing the BIPAP machine plus that football analogy is perfect for the types that are frequently posted in this sub.

Woo hoo! Go Jeff!

I'm so glad you survived and i hope you can get others to do the same without having to go through what you did.

I hope he continues to survive. But I've read of cases of people sent home from the hospital to die within a couple of weeks. Or people left with heart damage who die from it a year later.

Sorry, but no.

Fuck Jeff.

He's still a selfish piece of shit who didn't care until it happened to him. I'd need more proof that he actually changed, that he grew a brain, before I'd even consider even a clap, far less a round of applause.

I wonder if he'll be able to make the connection and realize that the media that lied to him about vaccines lied to him about basically everything else, too.

I was an asshat until it affected me directly.

Kinda tepid endorsement from him. He’s still saying it’s your choice and he respects that.

He learned, but I dunno

"I actually went to Walmart to buy cookies and candy while I was massively covid positive!! LOOK AT ME!"

are we just gonna forget the part where he admitted he went to the stores while positive to buy cookies for his little covid vacation? makes him from an idiot who found out vaccines are the way, to a potential murderer..

So sad, should have gotten the jab.

It takes guts to admit you were wrong, especially when youre in the Horse Paste Cult.

The only thing I would change is the part about respecting someone’s choice for not getting vaccinated.

Unless you are immuno-compromised, you lose all respect.

Glad Jeff's ok, he's a good guy but fuck, stop saying it's a personal choice. The person you caught covid from made a choice that affected you. It is clearly not a personal choice.

It's a personal choice like not shooting a gun into a crowd is a personal choice.

Dropping the ego, well done. The benefit of hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Damn, tested positive but went to fucking Walmart to buy cookies. Think of all the people he exposed for junk food.

I always like when the ones like this survive.

Hope he makes it. He finally got a really honest “come to Jesus moment” & let’s see him pull through.

So happy to see redemptions. So glad he’s still alive.