COVID Chronicles
@covidchronicles.bsky.social
Chronicling my journey through purgatory, graphically. Former athlete/composer/writer/woodworker. Saddled with debilitating COVID-induced metabolic dysfunction since Nov 2022. #LongCOVID #LC #MECFS #PEM #SickJokes
Paul Garner is known to lobby for DNRS (Dynamic Neural Retraining System) behind the scenes. I have the receipts. Here is but one.
Testimonials do not replicated evidence make. There is a process to science. One would think someone calling themselves "ME/CFS research" would know this.
Testimonials do not replicated evidence make. There is a process to science. One would think someone calling themselves "ME/CFS research" would know this.
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Paul Garner is known to lobby for DNRS (Dynamic Neural Retraining System) behind the scenes. I have the receipts. Here is but one.
Testimonials do not replicated evidence make. There is a process to science. One would think someone calling themselves "ME/CFS research" would know this.
Testimonials do not replicated evidence make. There is a process to science. One would think someone calling themselves "ME/CFS research" would know this.
To call oneself "ME/CFS research" while pushing the pseudoscience that is Brain Retraining Therapy is the very definition of grift.
It's no different than astrology: They swear by something devoid of scientific evidence, convinced that it only works for those who don't dismiss it. It's a cult.
It's no different than astrology: They swear by something devoid of scientific evidence, convinced that it only works for those who don't dismiss it. It's a cult.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
To call oneself "ME/CFS research" while pushing the pseudoscience that is Brain Retraining Therapy is the very definition of grift.
It's no different than astrology: They swear by something devoid of scientific evidence, convinced that it only works for those who don't dismiss it. It's a cult.
It's no different than astrology: They swear by something devoid of scientific evidence, convinced that it only works for those who don't dismiss it. It's a cult.
Paul Garner's convinced that positivity cured him from 10 months of Long COVID. No matter that actual science—which he claims to care about—says otherwise.
The irony: this positivity cult is introducing blame and negativity to MECFS patients via friends and family who think it's all in one's head.
The irony: this positivity cult is introducing blame and negativity to MECFS patients via friends and family who think it's all in one's head.
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Paul Garner's convinced that positivity cured him from 10 months of Long COVID. No matter that actual science—which he claims to care about—says otherwise.
The irony: this positivity cult is introducing blame and negativity to MECFS patients via friends and family who think it's all in one's head.
The irony: this positivity cult is introducing blame and negativity to MECFS patients via friends and family who think it's all in one's head.
Day 1174—If we knew why it happens when it does; if we knew what "it" even is, I'd be more comfortable letting my teenager raw-dog the air. Until we do, we're not risking it. He deserves better than to end up like me—his daily reminder of what can happen, does happen, all too frequently. #LongCOVID
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Day 1174—If we knew why it happens when it does; if we knew what "it" even is, I'd be more comfortable letting my teenager raw-dog the air. Until we do, we're not risking it. He deserves better than to end up like me—his daily reminder of what can happen, does happen, all too frequently. #LongCOVID
Your bio earned you a follow.
Well said. Devastatingly so.
Well said. Devastatingly so.
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Your bio earned you a follow.
Well said. Devastatingly so.
Well said. Devastatingly so.
Day 1162—I hope not. I initially thought not. But now I'm not so sure.
I say again: Day 1162. That's 18592 waking hours of utter incapacitation. Lifelessness.
All because of one mild COVID infection.
My Long COVID looks an awful lot like ME/CFS, which has been around for decades. And has no cure.
I say again: Day 1162. That's 18592 waking hours of utter incapacitation. Lifelessness.
All because of one mild COVID infection.
My Long COVID looks an awful lot like ME/CFS, which has been around for decades. And has no cure.
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Day 1162—I hope not. I initially thought not. But now I'm not so sure.
I say again: Day 1162. That's 18592 waking hours of utter incapacitation. Lifelessness.
All because of one mild COVID infection.
My Long COVID looks an awful lot like ME/CFS, which has been around for decades. And has no cure.
I say again: Day 1162. That's 18592 waking hours of utter incapacitation. Lifelessness.
All because of one mild COVID infection.
My Long COVID looks an awful lot like ME/CFS, which has been around for decades. And has no cure.
Day 1161 (continued)—My neighbour also gifted me a gorgeous edition of Meditations. Is it because he heard that meditating and brain retraining could cure Long COVID?
Come now. He's a philosophy professor, not an idiot.
For anyone seeking the strength to endure, look to the stoics. #MECFS
Come now. He's a philosophy professor, not an idiot.
For anyone seeking the strength to endure, look to the stoics. #MECFS
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Day 1161 (continued)—My neighbour also gifted me a gorgeous edition of Meditations. Is it because he heard that meditating and brain retraining could cure Long COVID?
Come now. He's a philosophy professor, not an idiot.
For anyone seeking the strength to endure, look to the stoics. #MECFS
Come now. He's a philosophy professor, not an idiot.
For anyone seeking the strength to endure, look to the stoics. #MECFS
Day 1161—My neighbour's a philosophy professor. He’s been a beacon of light in these dark times. His latest advice?
Don't focus on all the things you could do before Long COVID. Focus on:
Don't focus on all the things you could do before Long COVID. Focus on:
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Day 1161—My neighbour's a philosophy professor. He’s been a beacon of light in these dark times. His latest advice?
Don't focus on all the things you could do before Long COVID. Focus on:
Don't focus on all the things you could do before Long COVID. Focus on:
Day 1154—Exercise used to make me stronger. It now makes me weaker. I won't consider myself ‘recovered’ until that has reverted back to how it was. Everything else is managing/coping, which is also crucial, but has, IMO, nothing to do with healing the underlying pathology.
#MECFS #LongCOVID
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#MECFS #LongCOVID
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November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Day 1154—Exercise used to make me stronger. It now makes me weaker. I won't consider myself ‘recovered’ until that has reverted back to how it was. Everything else is managing/coping, which is also crucial, but has, IMO, nothing to do with healing the underlying pathology.
#MECFS #LongCOVID
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#MECFS #LongCOVID
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Day 1153 — On Public Health's continued response to SARS CoV-2:
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Day 1153 — On Public Health's continued response to SARS CoV-2:
A lot of short cuts are being made by people who should know better—myself included
@mark-ungrin.bsky.social offers a much needed reminder, which I reformated for legibility. Know what you don't know.
TRUST.
BUT VERIFY.
A must-read for all who care about getting it right
#MedSky #COVID #LongCOVID
@mark-ungrin.bsky.social offers a much needed reminder, which I reformated for legibility. Know what you don't know.
TRUST.
BUT VERIFY.
A must-read for all who care about getting it right
#MedSky #COVID #LongCOVID
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A lot of short cuts are being made by people who should know better—myself included
@mark-ungrin.bsky.social offers a much needed reminder, which I reformated for legibility. Know what you don't know.
TRUST.
BUT VERIFY.
A must-read for all who care about getting it right
#MedSky #COVID #LongCOVID
@mark-ungrin.bsky.social offers a much needed reminder, which I reformated for legibility. Know what you don't know.
TRUST.
BUT VERIFY.
A must-read for all who care about getting it right
#MedSky #COVID #LongCOVID
"No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus"
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"The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs"
Source to original in Alt txt.
whn.global/scientific/n...
"The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs"
Source to original in Alt txt.
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus"
whn.global/scientific/n...
"The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs"
Source to original in Alt txt.
whn.global/scientific/n...
"The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs"
Source to original in Alt txt.
Fuck it, I'll say it: You may have a PhD in social psychology, but that does not make you an expert on the physiological mechanisms that would explain how the fuck melatonin might lead to heart failure.
I am not the enemy. Bad science is.
Know your own limitations, doctor. I am well aware of mine
I am not the enemy. Bad science is.
Know your own limitations, doctor. I am well aware of mine
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Fuck it, I'll say it: You may have a PhD in social psychology, but that does not make you an expert on the physiological mechanisms that would explain how the fuck melatonin might lead to heart failure.
I am not the enemy. Bad science is.
Know your own limitations, doctor. I am well aware of mine
I am not the enemy. Bad science is.
Know your own limitations, doctor. I am well aware of mine
Day 1150—Over three years and countless trials in, slowly realizing this might not be temporary.
My #LongCOVID is #MECFS and it has neither explanation nor cure.
Just a litany of hypotheses and conjecture.
My #LongCOVID is #MECFS and it has neither explanation nor cure.
Just a litany of hypotheses and conjecture.
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Day 1150—Over three years and countless trials in, slowly realizing this might not be temporary.
My #LongCOVID is #MECFS and it has neither explanation nor cure.
Just a litany of hypotheses and conjecture.
My #LongCOVID is #MECFS and it has neither explanation nor cure.
Just a litany of hypotheses and conjecture.
Correlation does not imply causation, but it's as good a place as any to start looking.
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Correlation does not imply causation, but it's as good a place as any to start looking.
Made all the more ironic when you consider that “The term appears to have originated in the early 19th-century United States (particularly in the phrase “pull oneself over a fence by one’s bootstraps”) to mean an absurdly impossible action, an adynaton.”
Something that cannot be done.
Something that cannot be done.
October 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Made all the more ironic when you consider that “The term appears to have originated in the early 19th-century United States (particularly in the phrase “pull oneself over a fence by one’s bootstraps”) to mean an absurdly impossible action, an adynaton.”
Something that cannot be done.
Something that cannot be done.
NERRRRRRRRRRRD!
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Rock on, Merriam-Webster
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Rock on, Merriam-Webster
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NERRRRRRRRRRRD!
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Rock on, Merriam-Webster
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Rock on, Merriam-Webster
Where is it being held? Ah.
*Insert obligatory Newfie jokes*
- Where are all the trees in Newfoundland?
- Between the 2’s and 4’s."
- What is James Bond called in Newfoundland?
- 007:30
*Insert obligatory Newfie jokes*
- Where are all the trees in Newfoundland?
- Between the 2’s and 4’s."
- What is James Bond called in Newfoundland?
- 007:30
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Where is it being held? Ah.
*Insert obligatory Newfie jokes*
- Where are all the trees in Newfoundland?
- Between the 2’s and 4’s."
- What is James Bond called in Newfoundland?
- 007:30
*Insert obligatory Newfie jokes*
- Where are all the trees in Newfoundland?
- Between the 2’s and 4’s."
- What is James Bond called in Newfoundland?
- 007:30
„Das sehen wir doch auch in unseren Umfeldern“ ist keine Aussage, die jemand machen sollte, der die Wissenschaft verteidigt. Sie berücksichtigt weder asymptomatische COVID-Fälle noch den plötzlichen (und anhaltenden) Anstieg invasiver Streptokokken, Schlaganfälle und Krebserkrankungen nach COVID
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
„Das sehen wir doch auch in unseren Umfeldern“ ist keine Aussage, die jemand machen sollte, der die Wissenschaft verteidigt. Sie berücksichtigt weder asymptomatische COVID-Fälle noch den plötzlichen (und anhaltenden) Anstieg invasiver Streptokokken, Schlaganfälle und Krebserkrankungen nach COVID
"AMPAR density was significantly elevated across the entire brain in patients with Cognitive Long COVID compared to Healthy Controls. The systemic increase may result from compensatory mechanisms for the unknown loss of brain function."
![As explained in their paper, published in Brain Communications on October 1, 2025, the team hypothesized that patients with brain fog might exhibit disrupted expression of AMPA receptors (AMPARs)—key molecules for memory and learning—based on prior research into psychiatric and neurological disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and dementia. Thus, they used a novel method called [11C]K-2 AMPAR PET imaging to directly visualize and quantify the density of AMPARs in the living human brain.
By comparing imaging data from 30 patients with Long COVID to 80 healthy individuals, the researchers found a notable and widespread increase in the density of AMPARs across the brains of patients. This elevated receptor density was directly correlated with the severity of their cognitive impairment, suggesting a clear link between these molecular changes and the symptoms. Additionally, the concentrations of various inflammatory markers were also correlated with AMPAR levels, indicating a possible interaction between inflammation and receptor expression.
Taken together, the study’s findings represent a crucial step forward in addressing many unresolved issues regarding Long COVID. The systemic increase in AMPARs provides a direct biological explanation for the cognitive symptoms, highlighting a target for potential treatments. For example, drugs that suppress AMPAR activity could be a viable approach to mitigate brain fog. Interestingly, the team’s analysis also demonstrated that imaging data can be used to distinguish patients from healthy controls with 100% sensitivity and 91% specificity. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-finally-reveal-biological-basis-of-long-covid-brain-fog/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qdbjeqjdesxm5qcdsvufefqv/bafkreibzjooqdp5dnkl3x3eephz4iiulq4dd56bcqpatxclzvn3ejbekea@jpeg)
October 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"AMPAR density was significantly elevated across the entire brain in patients with Cognitive Long COVID compared to Healthy Controls. The systemic increase may result from compensatory mechanisms for the unknown loss of brain function."
Until we can explain it, I won't be letting my guard down. #COVID #LongCOVID #PublicHealth #MedSky #MaskUp
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Until we can explain it, I won't be letting my guard down. #COVID #LongCOVID #PublicHealth #MedSky #MaskUp
(6/6) So although I agree that masking everywhere all the time WOULD be best practice (I do it, but I have Long COVID), there simply is no solid evidence that asymptomatic spread is rampant as of 2025. And yes, the lack of data is a problem. We NEED to be tracking COVID more seriously.
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
(6/6) So although I agree that masking everywhere all the time WOULD be best practice (I do it, but I have Long COVID), there simply is no solid evidence that asymptomatic spread is rampant as of 2025. And yes, the lack of data is a problem. We NEED to be tracking COVID more seriously.