Long COVID is a truly fucked up condition that I’ve been dealing with for over 1.5 years & it has massively impacted my life. LC can have up to 200 symptoms and can affect every organ of the body and the only way to avoid getting Long COVID, is to not get COVID at all or to limit the amount of times that you do get it. Each new infection increases the risk of getting Long COVID.

I don’t share this to scare people, but bc I now recognize that I was living in denial bc of how badly I wanted COVID to be over. I hope that you can learn from my experience.

Masking at the very least, in public places (especially) where all disabled people have to be (medical settings, grocery stores, transit), makes sense to protect yourself and an act of solidarity that truly matters when society as a whole has said “oh well!” to infections that are still killing and disabling people every day, especially the “most vulnerable.”

The science is clear and I’ll be starting a IG Story Highlight under “LC Science” with citations.

To find local Mask Blocs and Clean Air Orgs near you, visit @covidactionmap

All-around amazing resource: Covid.tips (“How To Talk To Your Loved Ones About COVID”)

Pandemic news: @thesicktimes

Book if you’re dealing with LC: “The Long COVID Survival Guide” by @fi_lowenstein

Documentary about ME (the condition many people, including myself, now have due to LC): “Unrest” (on YouTube)

Disability Justice books recs: “The Future Is Disabled” by @thellpsx “Disability Intimacy by @disability_visibility

LC research funding: @longcovidmoonshot

Some accounts to follow: @crutches_and_spice @disability_visibility @jadetperry @shishi.rose @midwestsidegunn_ @blezzingdada @peoplesoracle @masktogetheramerica @wandering @jaydocovid @gata_the_baddie @franhaddock_ @piinball_wiitch (who edited this! ❤️‍🔥) @themme_fatale @the_tattooedjew @lola.germs @luckytran @berlin_buyers_club

Video Description: Matt is a white man with a short beard. He is wearing a black baseball cap, a gold chain, a slate grey shirt and the wall behind him is plain white with a photo of some trees in the background. He is talking about his experiences with Long COVID.