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Alice Wong, disability activist and luminary, dies at 51
Alice Wong platformed and uplifted people with Long COVID in her final chapter as a lifelong disability advocate and storyteller.
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Dr. Gemma Carey, Australian public health scholar and Long COVID advocate, dies at 43
Dr. Gemma Carey, an Australian academic, author, Long COVID advocate, and disability rights activist from Canberra, passed away on November 24, 2024, at the age of 43. Her work in public health, disability rights, and social justice had a profound impact on the communities she served, particularly those marginalized by conventional healthcare systems.
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Tinu Abayomi-Paul, writer, disability advocate, and person with Long COVID, dies at 52
Atinuke “Tinu” Abayomi-Paul, a prominent writer and disability advocate, died on September 26 at home in Texas. She was 52. Abayomi-Paul was well known in the Long COVID and disability community for her writing, speaking, and mutual aid organizing. She was the founder of Everywhere Accessible, an advocacy organization which she launched in 2019 to…
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Iconic musician Sérgio Mendes dies while battling Long COVID
Los Angeles: World-renowned musician Sérgio Mendes, 83, died while fighting the effects of Long COVID, according to a recent statement by his family. “For the last several months,” the family wrote, “his health has been challenged by the effects of long term COVID.” Mendes died on September 5, surrounded by his partner, Gracinha Leporace Mendes,…
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