I am now 4 years out with Long Covid. This illness has cost me my 40 year career as an ER nurse, forced me into retirement, sucked a lot from my retirement savings as it took 3 1/2 years to settle my workman's comp case. Workman's comp cases pay according to how many "employable" years you have left before turning 65 meaning a 61 year old is 'worth less' in settlements than a 30 year old. I risked my own life working in the emergency department saving the lives of Covid patients and I just feel disposable. There is no help from my hospital system, philanthropic organizations or the government. We are now 5 years out from the pandemic and the world has forgotten the 'heroes' on the front line they once celebrated.
Ya, I guess I'm bitter.