It's Called Long COVID: Don't Take That From Us
This is one patient’s attempt at trying to explain to the public why the renaming of #longcovid to #pasc (#postacutesequelaesarscov2)...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
COVID-19 is a Vascular Disease
Let me start off by saying that I’m a #longcovid patient approaching #1year of #covid symptoms after a hellish acute fight. Let me also...
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
The WHO Acknowledged Long COVID Thanks to us Patients!
Today the @who held a vitally important conference regarding #longcovid (also known as #postcovid19 or #longhaulcovid). Although I...
- Feb 5, 2021
- 2 min
COVID-19 Variants and the Immunocompromised
This is part 2 of “So You Want to End the Pandemic But Don’t Know How?” and although the science is still new and more research is...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 2 min
Stop Deflecting Onto Chronic Illness Patients
This is part 1 of “So You Want to End the Pandemic But Don’t Know How?” and it’s something that must occur first, since much is resting...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
A Long COVID Birthday Wish
For my 33rd birthday I wish that the public stopped resisting reality and choosing to ignore the growing #longcovid crisis (recognizing...
- 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 21, 2021
- 2 min
Medical Sexism and Chronic Illness: How is This Still Happening? It's 2021 and There's No Excuse.
There is an epidemic within the medical community of doctors gaslighting women with chronic illness. While I never realized this before...
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
That Chronic Illness Bernie Sanders Meme
But really though. 🥴 I had to. This is seriously the face we all make when we try to get help and answers for #longcovid, #mecfs,...
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Covid is Spread by Ableism
This is what our governments should have recognized, publicly addressed and advocated for since the first day the @who declared #covid_19...
- 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, &...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
It's a Privilege to Learn About Long COVID and Not Live it
If you aren’t already familiar with #longcovid, welcome to Earth! Earth’s species of humanoids are battling a global, skyrocketing...
- Jan 4, 2021
- 2 min
Your Future Depends Upon Your Carrying About Chronic Illness
I don’t know how many ways we said “you should care about the health of others” in 2020...and the lack of actual responsibility being...
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
A COVID Calendar Year-in-Review
I first felt #covid_19 symptoms on March 10 & as I write this on the final day of 2020, I can say that I’m 70%* recovered. I’ve had a 9+...
- 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...
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Societally Naughty or Nice?
Yes, I changed the Christmas song to fit 2020 needs, and yes, Santa should be referred to as a “they” and not a “he” because this is 2020...
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
My Unwanted Long COVID Pregnancy
My spoons are completely used up at the moment and it has been a tough day processing what 9 months of #longcovid means for me, but there...
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Post-Viral Chronic Illness is a Feminist Issue
There really isn’t much more to say (outside of the additional fact that Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and all femme of color face this...
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Mental Health and Public Health Safety Measures...
I know your mental health is failing due to quarantine. I know you think that getting #covid_19 tests before and after events is a way to...
- 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 26, 2020
- 2 min
A Dose of Compassion
My screen time is limited to 15 minutes per day due to the #covid_19 -caused shingles in my eye (zoster virus ophthalmicus) and in my...
- 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...
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