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“This exhaustion is cellular”: Excerpts from the new book ‘What Is Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Like?’
Essays focusing on Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), from a new book by an international group of writers documenting their ME experiences.
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There’s a long history of person-first language in advocacy. Here’s why we should use it for Long COVID.
Labeling people with Long COVID as “patients” is stigmatizing and personally and politically harmful. It strips personal agency. And frankly, it’s bad PR.
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The (sick) kids aren’t alright: Observations from a teacher with Long COVID
We must help students by addressing Long COVID and advocating for clean air in schools.
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Abandoned by our governments, people with severe ME and Long COVID are supported by severely ill peers
Mari, a Black Canadian woman with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is supported by fellow people with ME in the absence of institutional care.
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Stop telling women their Long COVID is menopause
From friends to medics, women are used to having their health issues dismissed, minimized, or blamed on their hormones.
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How to protect your community from ICE when you have Long COVID
People are taking on immigration enforcement from bed and the streets. We talked to two organizers for tips to participate in resistance while staying safe.
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Editor’s letter: Fight Long COVID denial by becoming a Supporter of The Sick Times
Before I started working at The Sick Times as your friendly neighborhood engagement editor, I let every medical professional I met bulldoze me.
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I worked in homeless services for years. It didn’t help me find accessible housing when I got Long COVID.
The 1988 amendments to the Fair Housing Act were supposed to address inaccessibility in housing by requiring buildings constructed after 1991 to meet certain accessibility requirements. In practice, however, less than 1% of the nation’s housing stock was fully wheelchair accessible as of 2022, most of it financially out of reach to people with disabilities,…
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The U.K.’s plan for ME has failed us. Members of parliament must step up.
No ring-fenced research funding. No care pathway for the very severe. Hospitalized patients still at risk of malnutrition. What has the delivery plan really changed for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis in the United Kingdom?
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Work until you disappear: Long COVID ensnared me in an exploitative health system
The disease emphasizes the racism and ableism of the public health sector in Germany. People with disabilities and chronic illnesses must be prioritized over profits.
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