What Long COVID patients need
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- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
We Sound Like Broken Records to Help You Hear the Music
Months before #longcovid was the agreed upon term (and #longtailcovid and #longhaulcovid were the patient-used terms), first wave...
- Oct 9, 2020
- 2 min
The Whole COVID-19 Picture
As of today, 1.06 million people have died tragically from #covid_19, and of the 36.5 million #covid cases worldwide, millions are...
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
Wear a Damn Mask
The most beautiful item that you will ever possess is your heart, and it’s a precious silk that needs protecting. No matter your age,...
- 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 23, 2020
- 2 min
Ableism is a Thing
You’d think that this doesn’t have to be said and that this kind of compassionate understanding and respect would be a given, but the...
- 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...
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
I Stand in Solidarity as a Long Hauler
I stand in solidarity with @wearebodypolitic and the hundreds of thousands (and rapidly growing) #longhaulcovid patients from across the...
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
Why is it so Hard For People to Listen to Patients?
Hi! Here’s a #selfie. Since Instagram loves selfies, maybe if I share a selfie with a serious message placed within it, maybe then a...
- Sep 11, 2020
- 1 min
Us Long COVID Advocates Finally Got the Ear of the NIH!
The patient-led @wearebodypolitic Covid-19 Support Group has received recognition from @nihgov Director, Dr. Francis Collins, in addition...
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
A Long COVID Advocate's Final Straw
No caption needed when your heart is poured into the words above. This applies for all advocacy work, whether #covid19awareness,...
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 is Russian Roulette
We all know how Russian roulette works. If you play the game then you accept all risk to yourself and to others. You also openly accept...
- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
Is Long Haul Covid Real? (This was before Long COVID was formally named.)
To not acknowledge #longhaulcovid (or #longcovid) is to not acknowledge centuries of health science discoveries and well-known medical...
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
Turning a Blind Eye to Our Future...
Turning a blind eye to a patient battling long haul Covid is like turning a blind eye to the future. If you neglect to recognize the...
- Aug 8, 2020
- 2 min
A Long Hauler's Plea
This is the face of someone who’s physically and emotionally battle-worn, frustrated with the politicalization of a novel virus that’s...
- 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,...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
What's a Long Hauler?
With more and more news coming out about #covidsurvivor long haul experiences, and with doctors, the CDC and the general public being...
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
Covid-19 and Female Reproductive Symptoms? There's a Precedent!
If you still think the American #birthcontrol access restrictions and anti #abortion laws are worth upholding, and if you still think...
- 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...
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
A BIPOC Covid-19 Support Group
There’s no caption needed, but if words help you to press the share button - to spread word amongst people of color disproportionately...
- 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 24, 2020
- 2 min
A Covid-19 Survivor's Ponderings
My Instagram has become an assortment of virus awareness and transparency pleas, gratitude, spirituality and sports hats. If our social...
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