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‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’: Man Paralyzed After COVID Vaccine Encourages Others to ‘Keep Going’
In an interview with John Campbell, Michael Oesch described hitting a breaking point after his fourth COVID-19 vaccine left him with chronic pain and unable to walk.
Michael Oesch, paralyzed and in chronic pain after his fourth COVID-19 vaccine, was losing hope. He reached a low point in 2025.
“I thought I was going to die within five or six months,” Oesch told medical commentator John Campbell, Ph.D., this week.
But he said learning about potential treatments marked a turning point, shifting his focus from anger toward solutions.
“I know so many people who are vaccine-injured … and I see the anger in them,” Oesch said. “I understand it. I’ve had that anger. But … anger does not solve the problems.”
Instead, “I started working on the solutions,” he said.
Now, Oesch focuses on reducing the inflammation caused by the vaccine’s spike protein and rebuilding his strength. He also shares what he has learned with others.
“It gave me the motivation to say I can help other people now,” Oesch said. “Let me tell you what’s been working for me and let me give you some encouragement to keep going, to keep fighting, because I know it’s not easy.”
That outlook has helped him redirect his anger into something more constructive.
“It’d be so easy to scream and yell at the governments … the health agencies, at my doctors,” he said. “But I need to focus on the positive. … That’s the only thing that keeps me getting one step closer to walking again.”
‘I can’t walk. I can’t do up my own pants. I can’t change myself’
Before his injury, Oesch was a fit, active man in his mid-50s. He worked as a school bus driver in Canada, walked across the country and enjoyed gardening.
In 2020, he had a mild case of COVID-19. Between then and 2022, he received the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, followed by two Moderna boosters.
Within 36 hours of his second booster, his leg began to drag. Soon, he couldn’t walk.
He briefly recovered. But days later, he blacked out while driving a school bus after dropping off children. The bus ran off the road. He survived, but his condition worsened.
Today, Oesch can’t walk. He has limited use of his hands, relies on others for daily care and lives with chronic pain and spasms. He has spent more than a year in a long-term rehabilitation facility.
“I can’t walk. I can’t do up my own pants. I can’t change myself,” he said. “But … I have a lot of friends. I have a lot of people reaching out. I have people who care for me every day. And that frame of mind allows me to get through these things.”
He urged others not to get consumed by frustration.
“If you spend all your energy focusing on that, you will not have the energy to actually heal,” he said.
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[quote]‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’: Man Paralyzed After COVID Vaccine Encourages Others to ‘Keep Going’
In an interview with John Campbell, Michael Oesch described hitting a breaking point after his fourth COVID-19 vaccine left him with chronic pain and unable to walk. [/quote]
[quote]Michael Oesch, paralyzed and in chronic pain after his fourth COVID-19 vaccine, was losing hope. He reached a low point in 2025.
“I thought I was going to die within five or six months,” Oesch told medical commentator John Campbell, Ph.D., this week.
But he said learning about potential treatments marked a turning point, shifting his focus from anger toward solutions.
“I know so many people who are vaccine-injured … and I see the anger in them,” Oesch said. “I understand it. I’ve had that anger. But … anger does not solve the problems.”
Instead, “I started working on the solutions,” he said.
Now, Oesch focuses on reducing the inflammation caused by the vaccine’s spike protein and rebuilding his strength. He also shares what he has learned with others.
“It gave me the motivation to say I can help other people now,” Oesch said. “Let me tell you what’s been working for me and let me give you some encouragement to keep going, to keep fighting, because I know it’s not easy.”
That outlook has helped him redirect his anger into something more constructive.
“It’d be so easy to scream and yell at the governments … the health agencies, at my doctors,” he said. “But I need to focus on the positive. … That’s the only thing that keeps me getting one step closer to walking again.”
‘I can’t walk. I can’t do up my own pants. I can’t change myself’
Before his injury, Oesch was a fit, active man in his mid-50s. He worked as a school bus driver in Canada, walked across the country and enjoyed gardening.
In 2020, he had a mild case of COVID-19. Between then and 2022, he received the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, followed by two Moderna boosters.
Within 36 hours of his second booster, his leg began to drag. Soon, he couldn’t walk.
He briefly recovered. But days later, he blacked out while driving a school bus after dropping off children. The bus ran off the road. He survived, but his condition worsened.
Today, Oesch can’t walk. He has limited use of his hands, relies on others for daily care and lives with chronic pain and spasms. He has spent more than a year in a long-term rehabilitation facility.
“I can’t walk. I can’t do up my own pants. I can’t change myself,” he said. “But … I have a lot of friends. I have a lot of people reaching out. I have people who care for me every day. And that frame of mind allows me to get through these things.”
He urged others not to get consumed by frustration.
“If you spend all your energy focusing on that, you will not have the energy to actually heal,” he said.[/quote]