A Multidisciplanary Artist's Fight With Long Covid

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Tara Boraine
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Cape Town
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Dear Friends & Community

For over two years, I've been battling the debilitating and excruciating effects of Postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, or “Long Covid”), which affects multiple organ systems in the body. As a multidisciplinary artist and writer, this illness has significantly impacted my ability to create and contribute to our shared world. Today, I'm reaching out for your support in my journey towards recovery.

So, What's Going On?

PASC is far more than lingering symptoms or mild fatigue. It's a daily battle that has drastically altered my life: 

  • Severely Diminished Quality of Life: I’m mostly housebound, often bedbound, with chronic, debilitating pain. 
  • Extreme Sensitivities: I get intense reactions to many foods and exertion, leading to rashes, vomiting, and increased pain. 
  • Neurological Challenges: Severe dizziness, vertigo, tremors, nerve pain, and breathing & cognitive difficulties

These conditions i...

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