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Leslie Lee III, culture critic and Long COVID advocate, dies at 43
Leslie Lee III, an educator, critic, and Long COVID advocate, died on November 10. He was 43.
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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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‘Black Swan’ graphic designer, Derrick Kardos, dies at 53 due to complications of Long COVID
Derrick Kardos, an Oscar-nominated graphic designer and Long COVID advocate, died on July 18 at the age of 53 due to complications of Long COVID, his family recently announced.
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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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Still Here, October 11: Links and transcript
This episode honors Tinu Abayomi-Paul, who was “so funny … and so clever” and “wonderful at supporting disabled people in a beautiful and authentic way.” Also, this week’s COVID forecast and an update on CURE ID.
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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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#MEAction co-founder Beth Mazur passes away
On Friday, the ME advocacy group #MEAction shared that their co-founder, Beth Mazur, passed away after living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) for 15 years. “She was a selfless beacon of hope and light for so many in our community and she demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the cause,” #MEAction wrote on their website.
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