The legacy of the franchise was more important to me than my own health. I wanted to try and preserve the show morale and be a leader, however, while still suffering from Long Haul Syndrome. I did not complain, nor did I release my diagnosis to the public. I followed the Canadian quarantine mandate as well as the strict “Zone A” on set Covid protocols. Additionally, I was warned by my former reps about possible consequences and legal jeopardy I could face for not reporting to work as ordered. “You have natural immunity!” “You’ll be the safest one on set,” I was repeatedly told. The show producers tried their best to assuage my fears of coming back to work.
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I questioned the wisdom of returning to make a tv show in the middle of a pandemic and how actors could be considered “essential workers.” I suffered the summer and fall of 2020 from what we now know as “Long Haul Syndrome.”Īs the show went back into production in August 2020, I reluctantly soldiered on, but was uncertain about how I would be safe on set. I had discussions with doctors and contact tracing personnel from the L.A.
Thankfully I refrained from visiting my elderly parents and others until I received my results. On MaI got word I had indeed contracted Covid 19. I continued to become increasingly sick, suffering from fever, sweats, brain fog and mood swings. I was assured that “I didn’t meet the criteria,” or “There’s no way you have it.” After multiple efforts, I finally received a car side Covid 19 PCR test on March 13, 2020. I begged several doctors to be tested for this new variant of flu. I also genuinely love driving across and around America, as anyone who knows me can attest.Įn route from Vancouver to Los Angeles I became noticeably ill. I already started wearing face coverings, gloves and using hand sanitizer. I drove to Vancouver for the pilot, due to news of “an emerging disease,” which would eventually be known as “Covid 19.” My decision to drive there and back was to avoid mass crowds and international airports. I chalked it up to being on a cold set and on an ice rink day after day. In late February 2020, at the end of shooting the pilot for the “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” in Vancouver, I wasn’t feeling 100%. While I can’t speak for anyone else in regards to this polarizing, sensitive issue, I have my own lived experience. In the final analysis, this was nothing more than a good old fashioned contract dispute and not, as some would believe an anti-vaccine position. I want to address what transpired and clear up some falsehoods which appeared in an article regarding my decision to depart “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.” I take this pandemic very seriously, and I am often teased about my continued following of the safety protocols and my abundance of caution.
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