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Dianna (Physics Girl) is currently experiencing severe complications from ME/CFS/long COVID. Per the last update on her twitter:

    The last weeks were scary. ER visits were hard. Dianna 
    still can’t walk, or even sit up in bed. But we see signs
    of progress. Sleeping more. Eating more. More treatments coming.

Update here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vydgkCCXbTA

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I almost cried when I saw that video.

The same way I watched science programs as a kid, then, as an adult, I'd say that I watched science videos with her, alongside other YT channels.

Becoming a Patreon is the least I can do as someone on the other side of the world. I hope she can overcome long Covid and start her recovery soon.

I had a good friend go through the same complications (they're back to ~80% at this point, six months later). Watching that video was an eerily familiar experience...

Long covid researchers-- is the current body of research converging on any cause(s) for the myriad long covid symptoms? Endothelial damage?

Terrifying disease.

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