jdm2,
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This is just sad. It feels like a real time POV into a dying marriage. Despite all the facts she’s mentally stuck on “wanting her life back”.

“Wrestling with my husband's fear of getting COVID again”

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/11/1236975472/wrestling-with-my-husbands-fear-of-getting-covid-again

meena,
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@jdm2

"He is terrified that if he gets COVID again, it will be as harrowing as the first time."

i had COVID 3 times, and the first was the worst.
The second was pretty bad, and the third was just like a bad cold.

The first took longest to recover from, and each subsequent one took less long to get back to an acceptable state.

meena,
@meena@glitch.social avatar

@jdm2 But… the truth is: I haven't recovered, and I probably never will. My brain isn't the same, and neither is my body. I'm afraid to put any strain on it, because that could mean a week or two of fatigue. I'm afraid of having fun, of "living", because it might cripple me. Heck, sometimes thinking too hard means I'll pass out from tiredness in the early afternoon.

meena,
@meena@glitch.social avatar

@jdm2 oh, and, btw, while passing out from tiredness at home might make you feel useless, if you're "on the road" it can also be quite dangerous, especially if your only transport option is a car.

jdm2,
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@meena I can only imagine. I’m so sorry.

My anxiety levels are still way too high since my one bout with covid. And 3 months after infection my ability to think was affected. I couldn’t think clearly. I would get stuck. And it was nerve wracking.

There’s a bunch of stuff I can’t do still. One of those is seeing these individual accountability folks catching all Covid strains like Pokemon and not be angry.

meena,
@meena@glitch.social avatar

@jdm2 i can't believe that they're not getting any longterm effects from covid, or do they really think that tiredness and that brain fog is just normal?

is it only the paranoid people who get stuck with long covid symptoms?

jdm2,
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@meena I believe they do suffer from LC but they’re rationalizing their own physical and mental decline. And our governments are more than happy to oblige.

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