>That seems like a pretty stunning and sad story, and I couldn't believe someone could die of Long Covid, wouldn't they simply have died of Covid? A little digging though... you realize she
died of suicide.
As someone touched by suicide, this struck a nerve, so I read her public blog https://girltomom.com/about which chronicles her fight against Long Covid which she got in May 2020 (she does note her Covid test was negative though, but she is certain what she is feeling is Long Covid).
This is a very, very sad blog as you go through the entries - especially once you realize she has suffered from Long Covid for close to 30 years, and despite dabbling with every pseudoscience out there (chiropractors, naturopaths, Reiki, acupuncture, etc) hasn't been able to cure it.
At no point though through any of the articles covering this tragic death did a single reporter note that she had Long Covid since the 90's and perhaps the people who suffer from Long Covid might be suffering from Somatic Symptom Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or any of the other possible post Viral Illnesses which have always been with us.
Nor does anyone at People seem to think perhaps beaming about the centerpieces while Heidi's Widower marries Heidi's best friend and founder of Long Covid Support might be in bad taste.
That blog is heartbreaking to read. It seems so clear that whatever was wrong wasn't covid, even as someone whose first covid symptom was back pain (followed by respiratory symptoms and a positive test).
Yea, this article made me think of fibromyalgia, which has a huge comorbidity with chronic fatigue, anxiety, etc. Fibromyalgia has its own history of “is it real? should we trust the women who diagnose themselves with this?”. I've met/worked with (massage therapy) many women with fibromyalgia. I don't doubt that they're experiencing *something*, but it's tough to pinpoint exactly what that is.
as soon as I saw “84% female,” this is exactly where my mind jumped. but I also thought of endometriosis and other very real female maladies that don’t get taken seriously because they *are* limited to women.
Like breast cancer? Sorry, I missed the study where male-specific maladies are all over the news while women's issues are swept under the rug. Post the link.
Until big pharma created drugs for Fybromyalgia and it became an easy way to fob off women (with a variety of complaints) by just handing them a prescription.
On the gender disparity, chronic fatigue also has a 5:1 F:M rate, and I think I saw that a lot of long covid people also have/had chronic fatigue.
Saw this headline two weeks ago and did a deep dive:
"Man Who Lost Wife to Long COVID Marries Activist Who Helped Him Grieve in Stunning Sunset Wedding"
https://people.com/human-interest/long-covid-activists-nick-guthe-diana-berrent-marry-real-life-love/
>That seems like a pretty stunning and sad story, and I couldn't believe someone could die of Long Covid, wouldn't they simply have died of Covid? A little digging though... you realize she
died of suicide.
As someone touched by suicide, this struck a nerve, so I read her public blog https://girltomom.com/about which chronicles her fight against Long Covid which she got in May 2020 (she does note her Covid test was negative though, but she is certain what she is feeling is Long Covid).
This is a very, very sad blog as you go through the entries - especially once you realize she has suffered from Long Covid for close to 30 years, and despite dabbling with every pseudoscience out there (chiropractors, naturopaths, Reiki, acupuncture, etc) hasn't been able to cure it.
At no point though through any of the articles covering this tragic death did a single reporter note that she had Long Covid since the 90's and perhaps the people who suffer from Long Covid might be suffering from Somatic Symptom Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or any of the other possible post Viral Illnesses which have always been with us.
Nor does anyone at People seem to think perhaps beaming about the centerpieces while Heidi's Widower marries Heidi's best friend and founder of Long Covid Support might be in bad taste.
What do I know though.
That blog is heartbreaking to read. It seems so clear that whatever was wrong wasn't covid, even as someone whose first covid symptom was back pain (followed by respiratory symptoms and a positive test).
Yea, this article made me think of fibromyalgia, which has a huge comorbidity with chronic fatigue, anxiety, etc. Fibromyalgia has its own history of “is it real? should we trust the women who diagnose themselves with this?”. I've met/worked with (massage therapy) many women with fibromyalgia. I don't doubt that they're experiencing *something*, but it's tough to pinpoint exactly what that is.
as soon as I saw “84% female,” this is exactly where my mind jumped. but I also thought of endometriosis and other very real female maladies that don’t get taken seriously because they *are* limited to women.
Like breast cancer? Sorry, I missed the study where male-specific maladies are all over the news while women's issues are swept under the rug. Post the link.
Until big pharma created drugs for Fybromyalgia and it became an easy way to fob off women (with a variety of complaints) by just handing them a prescription.
immune issues can be more common in female adults, aka, those who used to be called women.