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– Good news: Your fiancé got an appointment to get the coronavirus vaccine. Best news: You are the nurse who has the honor of administering it. The best news of all: he proposes to you just before putting the needle in his arm. This is the sweet story of Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center in Canton, SD, where on December 23 paramedic Robby Vargas-Cortes appeared to receive his COVID shot, meeting his five-year-old boyfriend, Eric Vander Lee, a nurse. registered. be one of the people who handles inoculations, for CNN. But Vargas-Cortes had in his mind and sleeve something more than vaccination, which hid a engagement ring. “It occurred to me a little bit that maybe I would just tape [the ring] in my arm, “he tells KELO.” That way, when [Vander Lee] he rolled up his sleeve and would see her right there. ”
A video posted on the social network media shows the encounter, with Vargas-Cortes helping Vander Lee roll up his left arm sleeve so his boyfriend can manage the shot. “It’s been a bit of a crazy year and … it’s been a fun ride to have you in my life,” Vargas-Cortes tells Vander Lee when he sees the ring. Vargas-Cortes then launches into his official proposal, while Vander Lee’s co-workers applaud and scream in delight, Vargas-Cortes puts the ring on Vander Lee’s finger and hugs. The two men had talked in the past about the engagement and when Vargas-Cortes discovered that Vander Lee would help administer the vaccines, he thought, “What better opportunity?” according to the New York News. Sanford Health offered the best wishes to its two employees on Facebook. “Congratulations, Eric and Robby!” says the hospital message. No date set. (Read more enriching news.)