Merilyn Crain sees the COVID-19 vaccines as a light at the end of the long, dark tunnel of 2020.That's why she and her husband decided to donate enough money to Ochsner Lafayette General and Our Lady of Lourdes to purchase the special freezers needed to store the vaccines arriving in Acadiana."It was hard to find something we were able to do that could make a difference," Crain said. "The focus for me right now is seeing this stop so people can get back to work, so that grandmothers can hug their grandchildren, so that we can go to our favorite restaurant and cut up with the waiters."Merilyn and George Crain reached out to Acadiana's largest hospital systems just before Thanksgiving with the idea. After a few conversations, the concept became a reality. Ochsner Lafayette General welcomed an ultra-cold freezer earlier this month on the main campus to store the Pfizer vaccine. Two additional coolers have been ordered to store the Moderna vaccine, which doesn't require the same … [Read more...] about This Acadiana couple funded the freezers so local hospitals could keep COVID vaccine on site