Steffany Ritchie
1 min readJul 7, 2022

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I'm so sorry it has hit you and your husband so hard. It's genuinely terrifying what it would be like without the vaccine and I don't understand people's blase attitude - it's freaking rife in the U.K. right now and I am still knock wood spit spit managing to avoid it. I had bacterial pneumonia in May and it took forever to get over, but Covid with a vaccine sounds worse in many ways. The weird symptoms are very creepy to me, like where the fuck did it come from really, will we ever know?

I also experienced a lot of the unsolicited wellness trip from people when I had cancer, it REALLY pissed me off, like yeah, I am sure you are right person with no information other than a chain email/facebook post, I should totally forego medical science and try celery juice instead! Diet and wellness culture cannot wrap their pea brains around illness (and you get but a taste of how people with a disability must feel every day of their lives). It's incredibly offensive and humbling once you experience it. I am glad you are healthy dealing with such a virulent strain of it, it's scary stuff. Hope you both feel better soon, take care and rest!

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Steffany Ritchie
Steffany Ritchie

Written by Steffany Ritchie

Nicheless. American in Scotland. Publisher of "Cancer Sucks, So Let's Talk About it More"

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