covid-19 Archives

When Alcoholism Killed My Partner, The COVID Shutdown Helped Me Heal.

When Scott died earlier this year of alcoholic hepatitis, my daughter and I struggled with our grief. But ironically, it was the pandemic that gave us the space to start healing.

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Ask Ada: When Should I Tell The Person I’m Dating I Have An STD?

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Plus: how to help a chronically ill person celebrate Christmas remotely!

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Worried Waiting: What Cancer Taught Me About COVID

Nancy Brier

Living in the limbo of cancer feels a lot like what we're all going through in this pandemic. But take it from me, it can be a time of growth.

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Migraines and COVID: How the Pandemic Taught Me That Canceling Plans Is Self-Care

Elizabeth Limbach

Living with chronic migraines, I was always trying to keep pace with the outside world. But now, as the world does the same, I realize that it's okay to stay home to stay healthy.

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Ask Ada: I Need Help With My Bipolar Son

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Plus: COVID ruined my kid's birthday party!

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How America’s COVID Reopening Is Like Recovering From A Brain Injury

Kate Anderson

After a concussion, I rushed to get my life back to normal, and had a major relapse that left me worse off than before. Sound familiar?

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Having A Heart Attack During COVID-19

Barbara Weddle

I was so scared of risking my life going to the hospital in a pandemic, I could have died from staying away.

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When COVID-19 Shut Down Her Therapies, Painting Became The Ultimate Pain Medicine

Robin Kavanaugh

For 24 years, artist Kara LeFrance has turned to art to help control her chronic pain. But when the pandemic shut down her ketamine treatments, her painting took on new urgency.

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