Long Covid

[stormdog]

Long Covid is the primary reason Miriam and I are continuing to isolate every bit as much as we have for the last nearly three years. Going to a restaurant or a social meetup isn't worth the risk of long term, potentially permanent, disability. Even more so with Miriam's potentially greater vulnerability. This is shaping nearly every aspect of our lives. Even our search for housing was informed by Covid: we ruled out any condo that didn't have its own private entrance to avoid being in an indoor shared space. In fact, one of the reasons we looked into buying instead was the difficulty in finding a rental that had it's own private entrance.

And I'm so tired of this. I had a dream last night where people were asking me to come out and do social things and potentially go on a trip together, and I had to say no. I keep telling myself it won't always be like this. But maybe it will. How will I manage that?

People are talking about things like Gen-Con and, I'm sorry, I feel a little bitter about this stuff. I try not to let that feeling out too much.

Here's info about a currently pre-press paper on long Covid that suggests 7% of the US adult population has long Covid effects right now.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/3586890-long-covid-comes-in-three-forms-study/