Raven
“I don’t know how I was able to manoeuvre all of that, basically on my own, and still come out with some type of functionality. I was truly fighting for my life. I didn’t really have a choice but to adapt my mindset and like, be as kind as possible to myself. Take every day! I didn’t take anything for granted. It was really hard, I spent a lot of days crying…and I would say that it really helped to be a part of a support group. I was part of a support group during that time: I was in the Body Politic Slack and there was a 24 Zoom Room in there. I was in there very frequently…I do feel like community is extremely healing.”
In this episode, we have the wonderful and brilliant Dr Raven Baxter, aka Raven the Science Maven joining the Long Covid Hope Podcast. Raven talks about her full recovery from Long Covid, how it took a lot longer to cognitively than previously discussed and what she used to get herself back to where she was pre-Covid.
We talk about so many important issues, such as Raven's recent new job at Mount Sinai using her skills to help other long haulers as a health communicator, as well as the inequalities facing people of colour in healthcare.
Unfortunately, Raven was reinfected during this episode, but insisted on still appearing (and despite Sarah's many offers of rescheduling!) She is now back to full health, thankfully!
