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“Unspooling”, an excerpt from Alice Wong’s Disability Intimacy
Disabled love is a different kind of love. It’s neither born from blood ties nor proximity. It doesn’t hold to the same rules as romantic, platonic, or familial love. It comes from a shared desire for a better world. It sustains us in moments when we don’t love ourselves, and it offers a tether to…
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Press release: The Sick Times announces $250,000 in funding to support expanded Long Covid coverage
The Sick Times, the nonprofit newsroom focused on Long Covid and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, is excited to announce it has received an award of $250,000 from the biotech giving…
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Letters to the editors: Sen. Sanders’ “moonshot” legislation
Today, April 23, is the last day to submit comments to Senator Bernie Sanders’ office and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee about draft legislation proposing $10…
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Long Covid isolation won’t break my marriage — in fact, it’s made it stronger
The other night, after tucking in our child, my partner and I stretched out on our bed – where I spend the vast majority of my time – talking about how we’ve been forced to live since 2020. H yawned, his curly black hair spread out over his pillow. We were both already exhausted, me…
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Covid-19 reinfections are further disabling people with Long Covid
Attempting to recover or improve your quality of life with Long Covid or other IACCs today is a Sisyphean effort. Our governments, public health organizations, and leaders have condemned us to an underworld (a wayside?) where we push the boulder of our recovery up a mountain, only to be reinfected and watch it tumble back…
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Fundraising update: We’ve raised nearly $10,000!
In late November, The Sick Times announced our initial fundraiser, aiming to raise $75,000 as we build a full news website this year. Thanks to generous donations from you, our readers, we are now about 13% of the way to that goal — and have raised nearly $10,000 to support our work! You’re helping us…
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Covid-19 in the hierarchy of the Gaza health crises
Gaza faces severe healthcare collapse after more than 20,000 civilians have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7, 70% of them women and children. As the Covid-19 pandemic still surges around the world, it is almost impossible to track in Gaza due to a lack of testing resources, attacks on healthcare facilities, and hundreds…
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Virtual town hall recording now available
Thanks to everyone who came to our virtual town hall last week! We received incredible feedback, comments, and story ideas from the community. A recording of the first few minutes of the meeting, featuring an overview and update from our co-editors, is now available.
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Support Long Covid journalism for #GivingTuesday
Today, on Giving Tuesday, an internationally recognized day for giving to charity, please consider donating to our nonprofit newsroom at The Sick Times. We aim to raise $75,000 as we build a full news website in 2024.
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Share your story ideas at The Sick Times’s Virtual Town Hall
Join The Sick Times co-founders Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets on Wednesday, December 6, at 7 pm EST/4 pm PST for a virtual town hall. We’ll give you an update on The Sick Times, describing the project’s current status and future plans. We’ll also invite attendees to share comments, questions, and story ideas.
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