Valerie Roney@stephanie
It's probably worth noting, I didn't get covid until 2024, and it left me with brain damage.
So, no, the pandemic isn't over.
It just stopped being inconvenient for non-marginalized people.
Neil Moffatt@vlrny @stephanie You poor thing! That sounds evil. Modern life seems defined by relentless misinformation, deception, indoctrination, lies etc. etc.
I hope the damage has not been too disabling. How are you coping?
@NicelyManifest @stephanie
Thank you for asking.
It has actually been incredibly debilitating. Covid knocked out my executive function as well as a lot of my ability to access language.
It's been frustrating and frightening to lose so much of who I was and how I interacted with the world.
@vlrny @stephanie Sounds horrific. You do write well here but that is a small snapshot. Are you able to appreciate things more than before? I have had decades of adversity training that in myself. I kind of proactive antidote to struggle. I sometimes try to comprehend how blind people cope by navigating the house in the dark. Still eludes me. Scary thing to lose.
@NicelyManifest @stephanie
Yeah tooting allows me to pick my functional moments and take my time composing, but it's a hard slog.
I am becoming a slower and deeper thinker, which could be a worthwhile life if others can slow down around me.
Lots of training in empathy for sure.
@vlrny @stephanie I can only endorse deeper thinking - in a time where devices are atrophying attention span, critical thinking, depth of thinking etc. I guess the slower pace is a form of meditation or mindfulness. When I walk toes first very slowly it can be very calming.