Disability And Covid
First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.
Living With Disabilities wants to discuss COVID and disability today. Katrina tells her tale and explains how some of the symptoms of her health issues and COVID were similar. Overall, though, she was able to make it through.
Since the end of December 31, 2019, the pandemic has begun affecting people all across the planet. The virus entered the earth silently. What method did it use to enter this world? Everyone has the right to their conspiracy, and there are various conspiracies. Going down the conspiracy path is one thing people Living with disabilities won't do. We will discuss COVID and disabilities and how it has impacted those with difficulties.
The host, Katrina Smith, will share her story of dealing with COVID. Before Living With Disabilities hands over the mic to Katrina, we will share that the photo up above is a picture of the host during her COVID time.
By the middle of January, I was starting to feel sick. At midnight, I began to feel as though I was perspiring heavily in the chilly Northern California winter. I'm now kicking off the blanket because I feel like I'm on fire. When morning does finally arrive, I alternately feel hot and chilled. I'm not kidding when I say that the hot and cold sensations alternated for a while. Since I also have a thyroid condition and it is one of the symptoms, I hadn't yet made the connection. So, why the heck was my thyroid acting strange?
Here come more symptoms, and these are not in any particular order. feeling tired and coughing. The symptoms were very mild. Back to the morning of that night, I felt like I was on fire. I kept feeling like I had a fever. So, my temperature was checked and there was no temperature. I basically slept my day away. I had no energy to do anything. Food wasn't even appetizing to me. But I had to eat. Here I was just feeling like a broken thermometer, coughing and with no energy. Here was another false medical alarm because I also deal with asthma, and here I go with taking a puff of my inhaler when my breathing became hard. COVID wasn't even the answer till I underwent three tests. The results of the first and second tests were negative, but the final test was positive.
Here is the two-week period of isolation during the quarantine. My body only wanted to sleep on the first day of my seclusion, so I did. I saw that as the week went on, I had to struggle to keep my own body moving. I had to continue moving since I have osteoporosis, a disorder that weakens bones. I would dance and engage in cardio exercises. Walking exercises Even if this isn't an activity, I would still find time for a good laugh.
Here is the two-week period of isolation during the quarantine. My body only wanted to sleep on the first day of my seclusion, so I did. I saw that as the week went on, I had to struggle to keep my own body moving. I had to continue moving since I have osteoporosis, a disorder that weakens bones. I would dance and engage in cardio exercises. Walking exercises Even if this isn't an activity, I would still find time for a good laugh.
What got me through it was keeping up with this routine. I performed two more tests before getting a negative result.
Returning the microphone to Living With Disabilities, Katrina. Katrina highlighted the lack of energy she experienced when managing a disability or any ailment. despite having asthma, osteoporosis, and a thyroid disorder. And Katrina bypassed COVID.
COVID symptoms can vary from person to person. According to research done by Living With Disabilities, we found information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with disabilities and those who provide care for them can catch the virus. The COVID process will continue with vaccination, which Living with Disabilities will not address more at this time. So how can you avoid contracting COVID? Living with Disabilities, on the other hand, provides you with information.
Keep your surroundings and yourself tidy. Clean your hands completely. When among other people, put on your mask and gloves. Carry hand sanitizer with you when you're out and about. Until you can wash your hands, that hand sanitizer is merely a temporary solution.
Keep your surroundings and yourself tidy. Clean your hands completely. When among other people, put on your mask and gloves. Carry hand sanitizer with you when you're out and about. Until you can wash your hands, that hand sanitizer is merely a temporary solution.
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Let's have a conversation about how you overcome Covid. Let's connect and discuss your disability on The Living With Disabilities Online Talk Show. Schedule a meeting with the host, Katrina Smith.
Let's have a conversation about how you overcome Covid. Let's connect and discuss your disability on The Living With Disabilities Online Talk Show. Schedule a meeting with the host, Katrina Smith.
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