“Unseen Battles: In the Midst of Chaos”

“Unseen Battles: In the Midst of Chaos” February 10, 2025 “The moment SARSCov19 entered my body, my world shattered, changing forever! COVID-19 didn’t just invade my body and organs —it tore through my life, leaving behind a trail of severe pain, unbearable injustice, and profound betrayal from all those who proclaimed to love me, and […]
The Fabric is Torn

During this Pandemic, I learned that people who define kindness as remembering other people’s birthdays and anniversaries and hosting holiday celebrations had a visceral aversion to extending true kindness to those stricken with Long Covid. True kindness would require them to accept that the “novel” part of this virus demands that they let go of […]
72 Hrs in a Care Home-Nowhere to Run

I arrived at the care home. No wheelchair waiting as promised. I told Kinny, my carer for the last five months, I just wanted to get in, no fuss. So, I held on to her & walked into reception. The manager was waiting with her fake smile I’d sensed in the online consultation. Something about […]
Unspeakable

UnspeakableBy CBG When I think of all the amazing, talented people who have been destroyed by long Covid fromchess grand masters, athletes, health care workers, teachers, etc., to the quiet unsung heroeslike the neighborhood bartender or the mom who dedicated their lives to creating beautiful,vibrant communities that mattered, my heart hurts and is filled with […]
A Caregiver’s Reality

My spouse has had Long COVID for almost 5 years. The daily routine we used to follow is a memory for both of us. We were an active couple planning for our future, surrounded by family and friends. We were looking forward to travelling after we both retired. The Hidden Toll I’ve been her primary […]
I Would Give Everything I Own

“Everything I Own” is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates. It was originally recorded by Gates’s soft rock band Bread for their 1972 album “Baby I’m-a Want You.” It included this lyric: “And I would give anything I own I’d give up my life, my heart, my home I would give everything I own Just […]
A Vessel of the Heart

♥️ A Vessel of the Heart 💞 ✨ 💫by Winnie Limbs like autumn leaves, they fall, Brittle bones, once standing tall. Eyes that once were fierce with light, Now dim, embrace the endless night. Flesh, once firm, now yields to time, A tapestry of age and grime. Heart beats slow, the pulse does wane, In […]
You Don’t Want This

@DebHolloway Remember the hundreds of times I told you “You don’t want this. Not for you, your kids, your grandkids, your colleagues, your community?” I & many others warned you that the decline was turbo-charged, that we lived in our bodies & we KNEW we were dying. How we literally begged you to embrace mitigations […]
The Ramblings of the Dying

Every morning, I wake up in my bedroom in a care home, and for a second, I can remember the old me. The me without pain, the me with energy, the me who could do whatever I wanted. Then I’m shoved back into my new reality. As I fully come into consciousness, I feel dizzy, […]
My Covid Experience

I’m from the UK and was a Paediatric Complex Care Nurse for over 15 years. Then Covid arrived. Like many healthcare professionals in the UK, we were redeployed to help in the places that needed it. Psychologists and dentists were sent to the ICU. 40 out of 60 of me and my colleagues were sent […]