My boyfriend made the "mistake" of being a grief counselor for children and now he's at home and struggling with full body neuropothy by himself, and all I can do is support him over the phone and check in on him hourly to make sure he isn't dying.

He's on paxlovid and seems to be doing better, although we had a big scare earlier today.

I'm just. So thrilled. About my government. I am so happy that Joe Biden declared this plague over. It's so great that we don't need two boosters a year even though every other major country recommends it. I love living in a miserly hell country that views me and my loved ones as a number.

It is so GREAT that COVID has started tearing through my small town, and may have permanently disabled a genuinely fantastic, loving, person for his crime of helping the most vulnerable grieve trauma.

IT'S SO GREAT

I FEEL GREAT

no-mouth-must-scream

  • calabast@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I am truly sorry your boyfriend caught covid and is having a bad reaction to it. I don't believe prayer has an effect, but I will keep him in my thoughts in case that somehow transfers anything to him. I wish this virus hadn't been so politicized and that we had taken strict measures to ensure it died out early, instead of the perpetual covid twilight we seem to be doomed to live in from now on. If blaming any specific person gives you peace and helps you deal with your situation, I say go for it, and I hope you and your boyfriend recover as well as is possible, and have many happy days to come.

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    11 months ago

    I FEEL GREAT

    I LOVE FREEDOM

    I FEEL SO FUCKING FREE

    But in all seriousness, that is horrible and I hope he recovers soon. meow-hug Fucking sucks how this all could have been avoided but "muh economy." You both deserve better than your shitty ass country gave you.

    I have a family member who is immunocompromised who was scared of covid, was super careful but STILL caught it because her boyfriend caught it and DIDN'T TELL ANYONE! jokerfied

    Thankfully she recovered okay, but she still gets a lingering cough sometimes which worries me.

  • TheModerateTankie [any]
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    11 months ago

    Just a reminder that if he doesn't end up in a hospital it counts as a mild illness. covid-cool

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      11 months ago

      Not sure if this is the time for a smug comment to ghost own the libs

      • TheModerateTankie [any]
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        11 months ago

        Didn't intend to be smug, I'm just cycling between despair, cynism, and anger, and am getting fed up with the media dismissing covid.

  • sovietknuckles [they/them]
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    11 months ago

    He's on paxlovid and seems to be doing better, although we had a big scare earlier today.

    Doing Paxlovid is good, but there is a good chance he will test positive after the first Paxlovid prescription runs out. He can still get long COVID if a COVID rebound is left untreated, so it's important to get a second course of Paxlovid in that case.

    2 courses of Paxlovid is fine. That is what Fauci did after he had a COVID rebound after his first course of Paxlovid: https://abcnews.go.com/US/fauci-got-2-paxlovids/story?id=85922417

    Side note: He can also spread COVID from a COVID rebound after the first course of Paxlovid. My dad gave COVID to family members that way, over 2 weeks after he originally experienced COVID symptoms.