we might be starting to talk more about how long covid is decimating people’s health, ability to work and exercise etc. but there’s almost no discussion in mainstream media about how it’s affecting relationships.
tldr: it’s ripping them apart
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/long-covid-mecfs-health-damaging-relationships-crisis/103205564
tldr: it’s ripping them apart
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-27/long-covid-mecfs-health-damaging-relationships-crisis/103205564
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E.g. in Germany companies complain about the high absentee rate, while at the same time only a minority of employers care about e.g. HEPA filters in-office.
"Learning by dying", so to say ...
I have two kids with long covid, yet one of my siblings couldn't understand why his friends keep dying of heart attacks (so young he says 🫤).
https://www.smh.com.au/national/gastro-cases-hit-20-year-high-as-parasite-spreads-disease-to-toddlers-20240702-p5jqjy.html
"There have been 11,747 cryptosporidiosis cases in 2024 compared with 3716 in 2023. A quarter of all cases are in children under four."
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(21)00513-9/fulltext
I’ve seen many relationships breakdown when the diagnosis is accepted by society… it must be so much tougher when long COVID is doubted and debated… even though the evidence is strong.