Ylangirl

@ylangirl.bsky.social

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Small but mighty, early educator teaching through the early pandemic years. 30 years teaching at-risk children & home visiting families. No longer essential now #LongCovid and #ME. Speak truth to power. #MaskUp 😷#EduSky #EarlyChildhoodEducation #VERMONT

A silver haired woman is wearing a black Can99 facemask and sits in a wheelchair. She is thin, her arms are bare and she has a Visible armband on to track hr. She has Long Covid and despite thousands of dollars spent, and many doctors- there is no cure for her debilitating illness. Prevention is the best cure. If only she could go back in time.
A silver haired woman is wearing a KN 95 aura mask and a teal long Covid awareness month sweatshirt. A man is leaning towards her- he is wearing a black can 99 mask and an orange shirt. They are in an airport waiting for a flight.
A woman wearing a kn95 face mask holds a black volunteer T-shirt with a colorful text design featuring words, “ Age Well Volunteer” in front of a fireplace. She stands inside the Agewell community center, with artwork of older adults displayed. She volunteers weekly, wearing a mask to protect those she visits.
Silver haired woman is wearing a black Berlin Buyers Club sweatshirt and a lavender KN95 mask as she walks by a hospital Cancer Center. A man on a bench is unmasked. She walks by a station- with baggy blue masks and hand sanitizer. The sign says “Masks are optional “. The woman asks why, “ why University of Vermont Medical Center, are masks optional? Why do I have to risk my health to come to the hospital?” Even Cancer patients aren’t safe at a hospital. She has a chronic illness.
A person in a wheelchair wearing a KN95 mask and a Long COVID Campaign T-shirt in a hospital hallway. She is having a wheelchair evaluation and fitting.
Teachers and staff are wearing masks. They care for children at a free toddler and preschool child care center. They are participating in a collaborative art experience- engaging in acrylic paint pouring techniques on canvases. It is after school hours during an afternoon “craft meeting”. The year is 2022, when our program was mandated to continue masking in order to protect children, families, and ourselves. Two years later, I am fully disabled with this virus and soon will be getting a power wheelchair. Mask up teachers, you cannot imagine how horrible this disease is. #LongCovid
A woman wearing a mask helps a young child at a library, pointing to labels on a chalkboard. The setting is educational, emphasizing learning and interaction in a library environment. The teacher wears a KN95 mask as she knows Covid is airborne., much like smoke but invisible. She is skillful in teaching children to mask. The child is 2 and has not yet learned to mask . She was a toddler teacher during the first pandemic year. Her only Covid infection disabled her.
Hand written journal- the author has journaled for over 40 years. She has long Covid and significant cognitive processing issues. She has discovered that print is easier on her brain than a computer phone or tablet. She writes about her experience at the wheelchair clinic. Writing helps her memory. The journal is on top of a lap desk.. there is a clip on light on the lab desk. It is a cozy comfortable scene.
Screenshot of Garmin app- there is a timeline on it which has blue lines for rest periods and orange lines for stressful periods. The app measures heart rate variability, and heart rate. I have MECFS and long Covid. so I barely move. There is mostly orange throughout my awake and sleeping hours.
Silver haired woman is wearing a K95 mask, and a black Berlin Buyers club sweatshirt. She holds up artwork she created to help visualize the symptoms and pain. She has with long Covid and ME. She has brought this to her doctors appointment complete disability forms. The poster has an outline of the woman in a fetal position. A dark red heart is in the middle with lines radiating out stating- heart pain and “it fucking hurts to eat”.
Video shows two persons, wearing masks , sitting in a living room. A woman sits in a red chair, watching as a social story is being read. An autistic man is listening to the story. The story begins by saying, Ylan has Long Covid. it goes on to describe what he may see when I am flaring-tears, confusion. It’s suggest things he can do to support- hugs, Breathing together and quiet voices. This story was created by the young man’s support staff at a local developmental services agency.
Silver haired, masked woman is smiling, holding up her volunteer badge. When she is well enough to leave her house, she visits an elder weekly in her home. Always masked to protect from airborne viruses.
Screenshot of rowing app, Hydrow. During the month of April 2022, I rode over 107,000 meters. Now I cannot walk a block.
Screenshot of a calendar page from the Stanford wearable study app. October 2022. The participant was succumbing to Long Covid.
3 hand drawn calendar squares. Each has drawing of a sun. One has a positive COVID test. Two other squares have the scripted word, “blur”. The dates are July 10, 11, 12 2022.
Rectangular notebook, with toddler scribbles. Photos of a teacher. One is masked, one without a mask. Teacher is smiling.