I think about Molly‘s reflections on her experience, trying to access healthcare as someone with long COVID. I think about this a lot, especially these days with efforts to stigmatize peer knowledge & support. As if the healthcare system had better to offer.
@hopppernickle I can see how that framing wouldn't suit your context. But fwiw, I find "immunocompromised" gets the least skepticism generally, "long covid" often feels like a longer conversation.
@hopppernickle I say I'm immunocompromised (sometimes I say I have long covid, sometimes not), and I'm masking to make sure I can keep showing up to class.
Almost in year 8 of an ongoing global pandemic and most people would rather make fun of those that are trying to protect themselves than acknowledge the viral threat and prioritize survival. Wtf.
I have plans to visit a pantry this Friday. I could use help with food until then since my food stamps wont come back in until October. I will leave my venmo here and my paypal link below.
Venmo: RFAS32
I had a cancer patient in 2022 who had been fighting cancer for decades tell me that the hardest part was knowing she would die from covid because her loved ones and providers didn't care to take precautions like masking around her.
Hi community! I’m a disabled Haitian cancer survivor awaiting reconstructive surgery. I have my disability hearing the end of October. In all hopes things go my way, I’m asking those w/ the means to help me cover October rent, to consider showing up?
5/1.7k
P/V: nubulagalaxie
HIV slowly dismantles CD4 immunity. SARS-CoV-2 can hit the immune system like a demolition crew - T cells, B cells, NK cells, hematopoiesis and lymphoid tissue at once. SARS2 lymphopenia eventually rebounds. In Long Covid, however, immune dysregulation and T-cell exhaustion can persist, and some of the same opportunistic infections seen in profound immunosuppression can occur.
Hi I’ve been trying really hard to make do on my own but still a bit behind on bills. Worked a bit less this month & need some help filling in the gaps,,
Anything helps
Ca: liberationlex v: lexorlove