Tag Archives: Longhaulers

#LonghaulersUnite 3: Spotlighting Staminism

This one’s for the MEeps and the LoCos Before you can tackle something, you have to name it. Before sexism and racism were acknowledged as concepts, addressing these issues on an institutional scale was practically impossible. Witness the emergence into … Continue reading

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A Pause for Sophia (Sick Consciousness part 1)

To mark Severe ME Awareness Day 2021, 30 years after I first fell victim to post-viral ‘fatigue’, and 3 years since I first vowed to do it, I finally got strong enough to get a Pause tattoo. In my August … Continue reading

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Back on the Tightrope

Could there be a silver lining to the hearse-black world-covering cloud of COVID-19? Could the fact that more than 10% of infected people go on to develop long term complications unlock vital funds that will finally enable groundbreaking research into … Continue reading

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#LonghaulersUnite

This is a call for all Long COVID-19 and chronic illness sufferers to come together to make our voices heard. A rallying cry for those too weak to march and protest. A covenant for those physically unable to stand up … Continue reading

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