Malaika
chronicallymalaika.bsky.social
Malaika
@chronicallymalaika.bsky.social
22 and trying to live a life with hEDS | POTS | first wave long Covid/me/cfs, Lyme, MCAS, Endometriosis + Adenomyosis
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Neurological Impacts of COVID-19 in Children 🧠

A systematic review of pediatric COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms found that 43.7% showed abnormal neuroimaging findings, including strokes, encephalitis, and myelitis. Early detection and ongoing research are crucial for better outcomes.
January 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Don’t underestimate the impact you’re making when you choose to wear a mask.

You’re protecting your health & the health of your community. You’re helping ease the burden on our healthcare system.

You’re standing in solidarity with disabled people & telling the government that no one is expendable
January 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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The 24/7 'fatigue' in #mecfs isn't like anything healthy ppl experience. The mitochondria in our cells can't produce enough energy. We lack enough even for basic tasks like brushing our teeth or showering. If we try to push against these limits, our immune system flares, and we suffer mightily.
Today’s featured article on Wikipedia’s homepage is the ME/CFS entry!

If you’re not familiar with ME/CFS, this is a great overview of a debilitating condition very commonly triggered by Covid.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myalgic...
November 25, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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Well done to Mark Vink on getting another piece published: this one has the provocative title, "CBT and graded exercise therapy studies have proven that ME/CFS and long Covid are physical diseases, yet no one is aware of that"

www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum...

#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Frontiers | CBT and graded exercise therapy studies have proven that ME/CFS and long Covid are physical diseases, yet no one is aware of that
The cognitive behavioral model (CBmodel) (1,2) has dominated the world of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) since the 1990s. Accord...
www.frontiersin.org
January 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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www.change.org/p/prevent-fo...

Please sign and share to help prevent the psychiatric hospitization of Line, a persons with very severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
Share petition · Prevent forced psychiatric hospitalisation of Very Severe ME patient in Denmark · Change.org
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January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM