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Exploring Long Covid One Spoonful at a Time
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Prolific enigmatic conditions fascinate me. Prolific (many) is the opposite of rare (few), so not a rare condition. Enigmatic means mysterious riddle. Examples of enigmatic conditions include fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, endometriosis, and long Covid. Enigmatic conditions put a spotlight on isms — racism, sexism, ageism, ablism, paternalism. They reveal a near-universal discomfort with uncertainty. And when you pull back the curtain to try to search or solve, you find the weight of corporate medicine, the research industrial complex, and vested-interest policy making. I know the frustration of years of misdiagnosis. I was misdiagnosed with cardiac disease when I had multiple sclerosis. My privilege insulates me from many cultural barriers and humiliation experienced by women, people of color, and those with mental and spiritual health challenges arising from the diagnostic and treatment journey of those with and caring for enigmatic conditions.
Since 2000, I’ve produced many episodes about Covid. You can find them here through this link or in the show notes: People and communities living safely in a pandemic, making choices for best spiritual…
