Herpetic Reactivations and Long COVID
I share this as a follow-on to my last post about #LongCovid and blood work, and the Do you know how when you’re deeply invested in...
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- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
COVID is an Airborne Vascular Disease / Long COVID is a Likely Autoimmune Disorder
While the @cdcgov still classifies #covid as a respiratory disease on its site, this belief is no longer deemed correct by the global...
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
The Long COVID Reality
I shouldn’t have to share this, but society hasn’t evolved compassionately enough for the need to not exist (and goodness have I and many...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Long COVID Snowball Analogy
PSA: if you’ve been vaccinated and had any side effect that made you feel rough for more than a day, you can relate to #LongCovid and...
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
A Long Hauler's Vaccine Experience
I share this 3 weeks after my last dose, and while the side effects are magnified in us #longhaulers (what the public experiences is a...
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
In Memory of Kent Taylor, a Long COVID Victim
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide There are no words. Just an overwhelming hope that maybe this will be the post that you chose to share. To save...
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
Exercise Therapy and Long COVID *DO NOT* Mix: Stop Recommending Exercise to Patients!
I know many can’t relate, but I need you to know that you’ve been lucky to walk/run/yoga your way out of illness. I - and many others -...
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Long COVID is Serious
After 10 months of serious illness, close to 10 months of advocacy from patients like myself, @fi_lowenstein and @shelbyhedgecock, &...
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
Things That Long COVID Isn't
To preemptively get ahead of the “this is fear-mongering” comments that those who share reality get, this is my reality and the reality...
- Nov 19, 2020
- 1 min
What's "Spoon Theory"?
This cost about 20 spoons, but if it helps another new #spoonie articulate #spoontheory without having to exert a precious spoon in the...
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
Long COVID is a Diagnosis, Not a Symptom (*This Wasn't Well Understood at the Time*)
Long story short: research matters, and for a lot of reasons. You do not want to give the Russian Doll as a gift this holiday season, and...
- Nov 8, 2020
- 2 min
Like a Video Game With No End
Today is the start of a hopeful new chapter in America, but for many with #covid_19, #longcovid and #chronicillness there is a real...
- Oct 24, 2020
- 2 min
I Once Was a Healthy 32 Year Old...
If you still think #covid_19 is just a mild virus, and if you still think #longcovid is just a psychological condition, I implore you to...
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
EBV and Long Covid (*Before it Was Studied!*)
When your blood work, doctor, and symptoms all are in agreement with each other, and when a new #covid_19 thought process and *potential*...
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Is it Safe to Get the Flu Shot if You're a Long Hauler?
Regardless of personal views, the flu vaccine is an anxiety-inducing subject for #covid_19 patients and #longhaulers. This is because...
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
What Covid-19 Survivors Need You To Know
If everyone within the US understood these points then our Covid-19 response would be a bit less of an embarrassment on a global scale,...
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
I Have Covid-19, Now What? (This was created before any resource guide existed.)
As a first-wave #covid19 survivor and as someone who’s inbox looks like Santa’s North Pole mail room with messages upon messages relating...
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Why Should I Care About COVID-19 Survivors Not Recovering?
As a #survivor of Covid-19 and as someone who’s experiencing the “long tail” symptoms of this unprecedented and immensely painful virus,...
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
COVID-19 Recovery Isn't Linear (Despite What the CDC Claims)
Invisible chronic symptoms from an invisible foe should not be met with bias from those looking for visible “proof”. Lacking physical...
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
Body Politic Support Group
Someone told me that the only way they’d share the Covid-19 Support Group link is if I made it into a visual. If you’re a supporter of...
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
The First Long Covid Advocacy on Social Media: #ThisIsCovid19
There is nothing more powerful than telling your story, especially when it’s your story that’s helping to write the medical books. I’ve...
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