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[-] macabrett@hexbear.net 155 points 10 months ago

I want to share my experience as a disabled person, because I think it's very easy to simply not notice our non-existance:

I don't exist anymore. I'm a hermit. It's been years since I've done anything in public. I go to the rheumatologist, I go to a lab to get blood tests, and once a year I get an x-ray to make sure I don't have TB. I don't do anything else. There's about a two week period where being outside isn't some unbearably high or low temperature that exacerbates my condition.

Please care about covid. Just, please. Do it for people like me if that helps you, but mostly do it for yourself. This virus can make you like me and it's miserable (I was sick before Covid, but Covid is known to trigger autoimmune conditions which are the primary cause of my suffering).

[-] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 56 points 10 months ago

Covid is known to trigger autoimmune conditions

*waves* Hi, I'm new here. Recent owner of (currently) 12 different autoimmune markers. 😭

[-] Iraglassceiling@hexbear.net 29 points 10 months ago

Hugs ❤️

You’re in good company

[-] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Thanks. Very much. :)

Clever username.

[-] Iraglassceiling@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago
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