My health has been really bad lately, and I haven't been able to interact with people much. When this happens I always feel terrible and guilty and worry that people think I either don't care or am ignoring them. I don't have the mental faculties to explain my situation well, so
(cont.) boosted, she had an uneventful initial bout with the virus. Yet seven weeks later she continues to suffer from extreme exhaustion and feels as if her brain is working in slow motion."
https://t.co/u9PWW5Q2T0
#pots#longcovid#chronicillness#InvisibleDisabilities
A large number of people with "Long COVID" are suffering from the same illness I am--POTS.
From the article:
"I have seen the toll of long covid firsthand. My wife contracted covid while teaching at a science writers’ conference. A healthy 64-year-old who has been vaccinated and
Just a little FYI on the thing that's taken over my life:
"People with POTS experience fatigue differently. Many describe it as feeling beyond exhausted. It’s as if your energy is completely depleted. The fatigue is probably hundreds of times worse than your worst flu. (Cont.)
"People with POTS may also have trouble concentrating and thinking straight. Doing simple tasks may feel like you’ve just run a marathon.
This fatigue might come and go, hitting you without warning daily, weekly or less frequently. For some people, extreme fatigue lasts (cont.)
So real.
"To look at a 30, 40-year-old and tell them we can't say that in two months she can go back to work, or to recommend a wheelchair and special accommodations, it's really heartbreaking. It's one of the hardest things I have to do."
https://t.co/JyWACt0Ttq
#LongCovid
@McCreless_Jenna Weirdly, Pinterest actually has a loooot of good ANCH inspo (but if anyone asks, yes, I absolutely came up with every bit of my island myself, and, no, I have never heard of Pinterest in my life)