COVID Chronicles
@covidchronicles.bsky.social
Chronicling my journey through purgatory, graphically. Former athlete/composer/writer/woodworker. Saddled with debilitating COVID-induced metabolic dysfunction since Nov 2022. #LongCOVID #LC #MECFS #PEM #SickJokes
If only these athletes knew the whole story, they wouldn’t just be masking before their big day.
We don’t know why COVID sent me from running marathons to barely able to run errands—only that it did.
That NPR doesn’t even acknowledge that my reality is a thing—feels like a kick in the teeth, ngl.
We don’t know why COVID sent me from running marathons to barely able to run errands—only that it did.
That NPR doesn’t even acknowledge that my reality is a thing—feels like a kick in the teeth, ngl.
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 AM
If only these athletes knew the whole story, they wouldn’t just be masking before their big day.
We don’t know why COVID sent me from running marathons to barely able to run errands—only that it did.
That NPR doesn’t even acknowledge that my reality is a thing—feels like a kick in the teeth, ngl.
We don’t know why COVID sent me from running marathons to barely able to run errands—only that it did.
That NPR doesn’t even acknowledge that my reality is a thing—feels like a kick in the teeth, ngl.
If only their (reasonable) preventative measures were as enlightened as the COVID conscious community would like to believe…
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 AM
If only their (reasonable) preventative measures were as enlightened as the COVID conscious community would like to believe…
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Reposted by COVID Chronicles
If only their (reasonable) preventative measures were as enlightened as the COVID conscious community would like to believe…
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
If only their (reasonable) preventative measures were as enlightened as the COVID conscious community would like to believe…
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Reposted by COVID Chronicles
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
If only their (reasonable) preventative measures were as enlightened as the COVID conscious community would like to believe…
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
If only their (reasonable) preventative measures were as enlightened as the COVID conscious community would like to believe…
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Until we know why a mild infection permanently disabled me & not everyone else, 99.9% of the world will keep bathing in ignorant bliss.
As per public health’s instructions.
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Unfortunately, they’re only doing it to avoid acute infections during the competition.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
100% guarantee they’ll drop all precautions as soon as their events end.
Post-acute illness is what sidelined me. And they have no clue that yeah—it could happen to you.
I ran marathons before Long COVID.
Time's 100 leaders in health 2026. Immunologists, virologists, epidemiologists, neurologists, oncologists, activists. Not one mention by any of them. Not a word.
The disconnect often hurts my brain, but today, it's breaking my heart. 7/7
#LongCOVID #MECFS #ChronicIllness #MedSky
The disconnect often hurts my brain, but today, it's breaking my heart. 7/7
#LongCOVID #MECFS #ChronicIllness #MedSky
Day 965 - For me, it's now been 35 months of "may":
"May be caused by"
"May mitigate"
"May increase risks"
"May instigate"
"May reduce symptoms"
"May impair neural pathways"
"May not be reversible"
965 May days.
#LongCOVID
"May be caused by"
"May mitigate"
"May increase risks"
"May instigate"
"May reduce symptoms"
"May impair neural pathways"
"May not be reversible"
965 May days.
#LongCOVID
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Time's 100 leaders in health 2026. Immunologists, virologists, epidemiologists, neurologists, oncologists, activists. Not one mention by any of them. Not a word.
The disconnect often hurts my brain, but today, it's breaking my heart. 7/7
#LongCOVID #MECFS #ChronicIllness #MedSky
The disconnect often hurts my brain, but today, it's breaking my heart. 7/7
#LongCOVID #MECFS #ChronicIllness #MedSky
We now know it's due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Brought on by an exhausted/hyper-activated immune system. We don't know if it's due to viral fragments, persistence or injury. But we know many people suffer from it to VARYING DEGREES & subsequent to a viral infection 6/7
Long COVID is not a binary—yes/no—condition. It’s COVID-induced multi-systemic injury, caused by an immune-evasive-and-corrupting virus.
It's closer to HIV than to the common cold. Every time you get COVID, it can—possibly does—disable you a little more than before. There is no cure for Long COVID.
It's closer to HIV than to the common cold. Every time you get COVID, it can—possibly does—disable you a little more than before. There is no cure for Long COVID.
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
We now know it's due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Brought on by an exhausted/hyper-activated immune system. We don't know if it's due to viral fragments, persistence or injury. But we know many people suffer from it to VARYING DEGREES & subsequent to a viral infection 6/7
I went from climbing summits, playing competitive basketball, producing music, organizing climate actions and playing with my child to being bed bound — subject to Post-Exertional Malaise following any physical or mental activity whatsoever. A 2025 reinfection made it worse. 5/7
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVID
Day 583 - The week I got to see a total eclipse from my rooftop, got to see Dune in the movie theater with an old friend, got to thinking I may be recovering. Things were looking up. Which made the crash that much harder to bear. It came, as it often does, out of nowhere. #LongCOVID #PEM #LC
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I went from climbing summits, playing competitive basketball, producing music, organizing climate actions and playing with my child to being bed bound — subject to Post-Exertional Malaise following any physical or mental activity whatsoever. A 2025 reinfection made it worse. 5/7
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVID
All I know is that 3 yrs, 5 months & 2 days ago, the life I knew & loved essentially ended. One mild COVID infection, brought home from school by my son (who'd continued wearing an n95, but in an unventilated classroom with no purification & many sick kids) is all it took. #LongCOVID #CleanAir 4/7
Day 54 - Wondering why me. I was fit, ate healthy, had a mild infection. Reading up on what SARS CoV-2 does to the body, I'm surprised it hasn't crippled everybody. Part of me thinks maybe it has, to wildly differing degrees. #LC #LongCOVID #MECFS #GreatResignation
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
All I know is that 3 yrs, 5 months & 2 days ago, the life I knew & loved essentially ended. One mild COVID infection, brought home from school by my son (who'd continued wearing an n95, but in an unventilated classroom with no purification & many sick kids) is all it took. #LongCOVID #CleanAir 4/7
I didn't expect Long COVID research to necessarily be spotlighted—Aikiko Iwazaki was profiled a few years back—but the fact that not one of 100 experts in 2026 said a word about COVID and its multi-systemic sequelae, even as they work in fields directly impacted by it, stings. #Time100 #Medsky 2/7
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Reposted by COVID Chronicles
Day 1247 of COVID-induced disability—Today I learned my metabolism is really, really (really-really) really late.
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
Smartwatch-derived versus self-reported outcomes of physiological recovery after COVID-19, influenza, and group A streptococcus: a 2-year prospective cohort study
Public health recommendations suggest individuals can resume normal activities 5 days
after symptom cessation. However, our study finds that full recovery can take longer,
indicating that delayed retu...
www.thelancet.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Day 1247 of COVID-induced disability—Today I learned my metabolism is really, really (really-really) really late.
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
Day 1247 of COVID-induced disability—Today I learned my metabolism is really, really (really-really) really late.
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
Smartwatch-derived versus self-reported outcomes of physiological recovery after COVID-19, influenza, and group A streptococcus: a 2-year prospective cohort study
Public health recommendations suggest individuals can resume normal activities 5 days
after symptom cessation. However, our study finds that full recovery can take longer,
indicating that delayed retu...
www.thelancet.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Day 1247 of COVID-induced disability—Today I learned my metabolism is really, really (really-really) really late.
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
If "60 days to fully recover from moderate to severe COVID" is the average... how do those of us with Long COVID impact the numbers, I wonder?
Also… my causal infection? Was mild 🤔
A propos of nothing, whenever I see a post of yours start with "1/", I immediately think "nice" and click through.
I really appreciate the bite-sized summaries. Thank you.
I really appreciate the bite-sized summaries. Thank you.
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A propos of nothing, whenever I see a post of yours start with "1/", I immediately think "nice" and click through.
I really appreciate the bite-sized summaries. Thank you.
I really appreciate the bite-sized summaries. Thank you.
Your work is aging like fine wine. As do most moral stances.
Not everyone was against the abolition of slavery. Not everyone was against universal suffrage.
You've reminded me that just because we're early does not mean we're wrong.
Keep on keeping on.
Not everyone was against the abolition of slavery. Not everyone was against universal suffrage.
You've reminded me that just because we're early does not mean we're wrong.
Keep on keeping on.
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Your work is aging like fine wine. As do most moral stances.
Not everyone was against the abolition of slavery. Not everyone was against universal suffrage.
You've reminded me that just because we're early does not mean we're wrong.
Keep on keeping on.
Not everyone was against the abolition of slavery. Not everyone was against universal suffrage.
You've reminded me that just because we're early does not mean we're wrong.
Keep on keeping on.
Given the far-right's (sponsored, troll-fed) rise everywhere, I doubt access to news would suffice. The system's been rigged and our capacity for critical thinking is highly overestimated.
The US voting against their self-interest isn't by accident, but by design (they have news on Meta there).
The US voting against their self-interest isn't by accident, but by design (they have news on Meta there).
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Given the far-right's (sponsored, troll-fed) rise everywhere, I doubt access to news would suffice. The system's been rigged and our capacity for critical thinking is highly overestimated.
The US voting against their self-interest isn't by accident, but by design (they have news on Meta there).
The US voting against their self-interest isn't by accident, but by design (they have news on Meta there).
Because Establishment Democrats are a deeply corrupt lot. Fearful of losing campaign funding. Fearful of losing influence. Fearful of their own irrelevance. Full of fear.
Primary them all or America's collective psychosis will not end after the midterms.
Primary them all or America's collective psychosis will not end after the midterms.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Because Establishment Democrats are a deeply corrupt lot. Fearful of losing campaign funding. Fearful of losing influence. Fearful of their own irrelevance. Full of fear.
Primary them all or America's collective psychosis will not end after the midterms.
Primary them all or America's collective psychosis will not end after the midterms.
What we need is algorithmic transparency. No matter if the news returns to Meta, it would go back to being drowned out by sponsored disinformation (unless news outlets also pay for visibility, which hurts their bottom lines even further). Information is power. Humanity is losing this war.
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 PM
What we need is algorithmic transparency. No matter if the news returns to Meta, it would go back to being drowned out by sponsored disinformation (unless news outlets also pay for visibility, which hurts their bottom lines even further). Information is power. Humanity is losing this war.