ableism | A Long Covid Journey 2/2

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What Long COVID patients need

It all starts with sharing. If our governments are truly for the people by the people, then it’s the people and their voices that can and...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...