'My new life, which includes days of pain, brain fog, exhaustion and persistent eye issues, has left me unable to teach the students I cherished,' writes Chimére L. Smith | Opinion
Editor’s Note: This personal essay is part of the CNN Opinion series “America’s Future Starts Now,” in which people share how they have been affected by the biggest issues facing the nation and experts offer their proposed solutions. Chimére L. Smith is a former middle school teacher in Baltimore who has suffered from long Covid since March 2020. She is now an advocate for Black families on long Covid. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion on CNN.
I shared my growing number of debilitating symptoms and my experience of not being taken seriously. I admitted that although I had never tested positive for Covid-19, I knew I had it. And I accused them of allowing doctors to dismiss me. In that email, I became who I never wanted to be: a confrontational, complaining Black woman. I didn’t care. Once I started writing, I couldn’t stop. I wrote to my local city council and state delegate leaders.
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