
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…

It’s called a mass-disabling event: One in five COVID-19 infections results in long COVID, with Latinos the most affected. As society and medicine largely ignore this lingering crisis, how prepared are we to care for a looming avalanche of Latino long-haulers? Editor’s note: This story is part of a series produced in partnership between palabra.,…
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