2024_3_15 Long Covid Awareness Day
1. People who know the severity and diversity of LC symptoms tend to take more precautions to avoid infections & help protect others.
2. Many People with Long Covid struggle to articulate the diversity and severity of our symptoms.
Helping those two things (especially number 2) is why I have been using my very limited energy for Illmarks.
While creating these art pieces and managing this website are immensely meaningful to me in reconnecting with my body, I cannot overstate how hard it is to feel so disconnected from the visible parts of the planet’s lack of handling our ongoing pandemic.
I’ve had a couple of People with Long Covid tell me they shared a piece or two from this site with their loved ones who struggle to understand, and that means the world to me.
Additional information:
Link to the Press Release for International Long Covid Awareness Day.
For USA folks, the “what are our goals” on the LC/DC Q&A Page is a great list of tangible actions for LC prevention, research, and protections.