diff --git a/twitter/bot/aws_secrets.py b/twitter/bot/aws_secrets.py
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+import boto3
+
+
+def get_secret(parameter_name):
+    """Get a parameter from SSM Parameter store and decrypt it"""
+
+    ssm = boto3.client('ssm')
+    return ssm.get_parameter(Name=parameter_name, WithDecryption=True)['Parameter']['Value']