Washington Post must read: We are not alone

Friends, Sending love and a reminder to take heart and have courage. Attached Washington Post article is a reminder that we are writing the text book on Long Covid as we live it — and we need to take control of making a life that heals and honors our bodies as they are. For most of us this means doing less, knowing our limits, nutrition packing, stress reduction, ignoring quick fixes (and those who propose them), loving ourselves, and enjoying to the hilt what we still can do. Many of the Long haul problems are similar to ME/Chronic Fatigue and the resulting Central Sensitization; and those have been holistically treated. None of this is easy — and God knows I have had huge bouts of hopelessness; but that’s where the courage comes in. I reread chapters of “Cured: Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life” by Dr. Redinger from Harvard Med School (which is based on 20 years of research on cases of spontaneous healing when traditional medicine predicted death) when I need to replenish my hope. What the survivors in Redinger’s illustrative cases did suggests a set of holistic patterns that embrace Eastern and Western healing practices — and self-trust to learn their own bodies and find the path to healing that works for them. Much in that book is similar to the advice of my doctor and others in the Mayo Post Covid Clinic. All that fuels my patience, persistence, and discipline — and slowly things are turning around for me.

My love and prayers for all who suffer from something the traditional medical community knows so little about — a condition the World Health Organization estimates that 65 million people suffer from worldwide. Let us stand together to share hope and our strategies as we forge our own paths to regained health. Onward, embraced by caring communities like this !