From @onelife_livedwell on IG: There’s a grief that comes with Long COVID [Tom: and other conditions too] that no one really prepares you for:
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The grief of not recognizing your own body.
The grief of missing old routines.
The grief of friends who faded away.
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It’s deep, layered and real. And there’s uncertainty too, of not knowing what might happen next.
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#longcovid #chronicillnesswarrior #feelings #invisiblegrief #spooniesupport #processingemotions

When Inspiration and Loss Collide: Writing This the Day After My 30th Birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. March 27, 2026. I turned thirty. And I didn’t write about this yesterday. Not because it didn’t matter, and not because it didn’t hit me, but honestly because I was too sad to process it in real time. I also didn’t want to make my birthday entirely about grief again. I’ve had enough birthdays like that already. And on top of that, I needed space. Time to sit with what I heard, to let it settle, to understand why it affected me the way it did. So I’m […]

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