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“I just feel rage”: 6 stories from around the world of surviving Covid-19
Title (Dublin Core)
“I just feel rage”: 6 stories from around the world of surviving Covid-19
Description (Dublin Core)
From the article: "To help combat the numbing, here are a few people’s stories of surviving Covid-19, in their own words. These patients live in Nigeria, Spain, Iran, England, Italy, and New Jersey, and they each had different experiences with their medical systems. Some health institutions have clearly responded better than others." Because COVID-19 is a global pandemic, it is important to include resources in this archive that compare and contrast different experiences with COVID-19 across the globe.
This article is also important because it argues for a shift in how we describe the trauma of COVID. Author Lois Parshley argues that we are currently facing a crisis with "psychic numbing", a process in which our brains struggle to comprehend the sheer amount of sickness, death, and trauma. Parshley argues that while people struggle to understand the tangible impact of a statistic like "125,000 deaths", they are more likely to be receptive and compassionate when presented with individual stories. In other words, whether it be callous politicians or skeptical family and friends, people are more likely to take COVID seriously when they are presented with individual accounts of suffering rather than statistics.
This article is also important because it argues for a shift in how we describe the trauma of COVID. Author Lois Parshley argues that we are currently facing a crisis with "psychic numbing", a process in which our brains struggle to comprehend the sheer amount of sickness, death, and trauma. Parshley argues that while people struggle to understand the tangible impact of a statistic like "125,000 deaths", they are more likely to be receptive and compassionate when presented with individual stories. In other words, whether it be callous politicians or skeptical family and friends, people are more likely to take COVID seriously when they are presented with individual accounts of suffering rather than statistics.
Date (Dublin Core)
July 1, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Lois Parshley
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Carolyn Evans
Type (Dublin Core)
Article, Screenshot
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Vox News
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Healthcare
English
Public Health & Hospitals
English
News coverage
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
global
comparison
treatment
numb
insurance
recover
Collection (Dublin Core)
en
Survivor Stories
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
07/01/2020
7/19/20
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
07/01/2020
07/19/2020
3/15/21
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This item was submitted on July 1, 2020 by Carolyn Evans using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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