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It’s one thing to read about the physical and mental effects of Covid, but what affected me most in this piece is the social effects that Jez has been dealing with. That hit home for me more than anything else that I’ve read. Almost all of us humans are social by nature and need family, friends, or community. It’s one thing not to be able to see loved ones during lockdown, it’s another not to be able to see them after lockdown has been lifted. And then to lose contact friends on top of that because you don’t have the mental capacity to communicate with them. And then also to lose memories of friends and loved ones. Those are the things that we cherish most. When relationships end and people die, all we have left is our memories of them.

My heart really goes out to you Jez. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been jabbed. But if I meet someone who hasn’t, I’m gonna show them this essay to let them know that loneliness is another side effect of Covid, and it may be the worst one. Hopefully that will convince people to get jabbed.

Also, please give Piglet some extra pets for me. He’s got a lot on his four shoulders worrying about you and trying to comfort you in these stressful times.

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Separate note: why does Ted Cruz look so orange in this photo, like the Mango Mussolini that is Trump? Is he suffering from the same form of malignant narcissism and the side effect is orange skin? Or is he so desperate to look like him that he’ll use the same brand of cheap spray tan?

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Risa's avatar

What a heartfelt read, thanks for sharing and hoping you get better and better Jez. And to think people probably unfollowed you because they believe you’re making it up, shilling for big pharma, [insert other conspiracy theory with too many players to be feasible] is another pain that covid patients are subjected to. What a time to be alive and observing human nature in all it’s dysfunctional forms.

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