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Hannah McManus

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Hey, it's me. Writer, reader, crafter, nerd, and amateur folklorist. Chronically ill (long covid) and won't be silent about it. We are still in a pandemic. Wish I was a tiny mouse living in a tiny mushroom. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿ„ | She/her

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Me: I'm going to try out the productivity tool I got from itch years ago!
*several hours later* *has not used that tool and has fallen down a rabbit hole of looking at other programs and tools etc etc*
Tbh it's a wonder that it took me as long as it did to figure out that I might maybe have ADHD ๐Ÿ˜

21.07.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations!! That's an incredible number!

19.06.2025 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so I'm rewatching The Owl House for the first time since getting my long covid diagnosis and I... I'm having lots of emotions about Eda's curse x'D

18.06.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not gonna lie, this made me tear up. Happy 10th anniversary, Critters!! โค๏ธ

13.06.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sen. Schatz is pissed!
YouTube video by The Bulwark Sen. Schatz is pissed!

"Alex Padilla, a Democratic California senator and vocal critic of the Trump administrationโ€™s immigration polices, was forcibly removed and handcuffed as he attempted to ask a question at a press conference held by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, in Los Angeles on Thursday."

12.06.2025 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comicsโ€”that's a disgrace

26.05.2025 03:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6733    ๐Ÿ” 2014    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

The last few times this month it's hit around 79f, my body has just fallen apart. I was really hoping that this summer I would handle better than last, but the covid reinfection I had in February has apparently shattered that. Genuinely dreading this summer, but nothing I can do about it.

16.05.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hm, I see you're getting a lot of negative feedback. Have you tried just thinking more positively? ๐Ÿค” I guess you just don't want to get comments that agree with you!

14.05.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Eating a sesame seed bagel? Yay! But watch out! You WILL be picking sesame seeds out of your cleavage for the rest of the day

14.05.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Who could've guessed joining a make-believe Resistance against an Evil Empire would ever happen in real life?

14.05.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37834    ๐Ÿ” 6517    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1164    ๐Ÿ“Œ 307

Too late to be known as Don the first,
He's sure to be known as Don the worst,
A pox on the phony king of 'Murica!

12.05.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't particularly care about the new pope being elected but I would like you to know I just said the phrase "oh he's announced his popesona name already" and immediately cracked up at myself.

08.05.2025 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œLong COVID Modeโ€: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information โ€” making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...

Genuinely so cool to see #longcovid being explored through different game formats! Highly recommend the read. #narrativegames #gamedesign
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...

06.05.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Things that amuse me: Passing a sign that says "Entering Wayland" while wearing my Heir to the Empire t-shirt.
Happy Star Wars day, nerds! XD

04.05.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dracula Daily | DraculaDaily | Substack Get the classic novel Dracula, emailed to you in real time as it happens. Click to read Dracula Daily, by DraculaDaily, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

HAPPY DRACULA DAILY DAY!
My good friend Jonathan Harker is on a work trip to visit a new client. He's collecting recipes for his fiance, Mina (aww). Surely nothing weird or amiss could happen on this totally normal trip ๐Ÿ‘€
draculadaily.substack.com

03.05.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you โค๏ธ

19.04.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry โค๏ธ

19.04.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you, Cathryn โค๏ธ

11.04.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Welp! I thought it was gonna happen, and it finally did. My job finally got tired of waiting for me to recover with my long covid enough to work again, so I am officially unemployed.
If anyone knows how to get a refund on 2025, that would be great. I've had the few month trial and I am not a fan ๐Ÿ™ƒ

11.04.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh and 100% wholeheartedly get the "get with it, doctors!" sentiment lol ๐Ÿ˜…

02.04.2025 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know that's one of them but I know there's more than one - I was given like 10 procedure codes to check with insurance but of course I didn't get an explanation of what any of them meant. ๐Ÿ˜… I really have 0 idea of what to expect... the emails I've gotten were rather cryptic lol.

02.04.2025 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fingers crossed the technician is nice and understanding, because there's nothing I can do about it now. I'm just so mad at myself. I miss being the smart, quick-minded person I know I am somewhere beneath this slag.

02.04.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally have an appt tomorrow for autonomic testing after a year+ wait. And I realize now, the night before, that I completely misread the meds to pause before the test list and I should have stopped one two days ago and two others a week ago. ๐Ÿ™ƒ Thanks for absolutely nothing #longcovid brain!

02.04.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A just-after-midnight thunderstorm is actually a great birthday present to me. ๐Ÿ’–

01.04.2025 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @thesicktimes.bsky.social @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social @mileswgriffis.bsky.social for your reporting on #NoLongCOVIDCuts advocacy. Grateful coverage shouted out #LongCOVID bipartisan Hill supporters & uplifted the patient outreach that made #RECOVER grant restorations today possible. #teamwork

29.03.2025 02:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Successfully enrolled in my first clinical trial for #longcovid ! Not going to share details as I don't want to doxx myself ๐Ÿ˜… Don't know if I'll see improvement through it but I'm glad to know I'm contributing to research to help all of us dealing with this.

28.03.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I relate to this so much. โค๏ธ Did you find your writing process changed at all between writing before chronic illness and after? I've found myself having to relearn a lot of things, and completely adjust the way I write now.

28.03.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah. This.

26.03.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'BUT HER EMAILS...' ๐Ÿ™„

26.03.2025 01:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Statement from our Founder on the Closure of The Office for Long COVID Research and Practice To the millions we serve, Today it is with great sorrow that I announce by direction of the Trump administration, The Office for Long COVID Research and Practice has been ordered closed. The Office fo...

To the millions we serve,

A statement from our founder on the devastating closure of the HHS Office for #LongCOVID Research & Practice.

Within, find an action network to easily write @SecKennedy @POTUS & Congress & a volunteer form.

longhauler-advocacy.org/so/ebPNEWBYA...

25.03.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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