The Long COVID Life
The Long COVID Life 9/25/2022 I’ve been meaning to write this for months upon months, but have felt too terrible or unmotivated to do so. In truth, I still feel that way now, but I’m forcing myself to put pen to paper at last. Or rather, finger pads to keypad. Long Haul Covid or Long-Covid—what is it? That’s exactly the root of the problem right there WHAT IS IT?! And the answer is that no one really knows. I mean we know what it is: continued covid symptoms long after the infectious period has ended. And we know what caused it: covid. But we don’t really know what it is and we don’t really have any treatments either. I first got covid in the last few days of January 2022. I had been extremely diligent about wearing a mask in public, practicing good social distancing (as well as anyone can who had a non-remote job during the pandemic), and excellent hygiene. I received all of my vaccinations and boosters (Thank God!—I truly do mean that. I would undeniably be in worse shape if I hadn’t