A much-loved doctor has dropped dead suddenly shortly after receiving her Covid mRNA “booster” shot.
Dr. Maddie Giegold, who was described as “fully vaccinated,” was just 32 years old when she died.
Her tragic death came just five days before completing her residency.
“I’ve never really met anyone else like her, she’s incredibly goofy,” said friend Hannah Trautner.
Trautner said Giegold would do anything to make people laugh and inevitably become her friend.
Those closest to Maddie say she loved cats, trail running, sunflowers, but maybe most of all:
“Oh, she loved ice cream,” said Trautner.
The 32-year-old spent the past few years as Chief Resident at Community Regional Medical Center through its partnership with UCSF Fresno.
“She was really excited to get to do a lot of things, and she was really excited for this next chapter, and I felt that she and her family were really robbed of that,” said Trautner.
Through their grief, Maddie’s family and friends filled the hallways of CRMC Sunday for an honor walk celebrating her final act of service with a mountain of sunflowers.
Hundreds more watched the honor walk over Zoom.
“She was able to donate her liver and her kidneys to