Liza is getting ready for the day. Her mother will take her to a clinic where she will get IV fluids and iron treatments. She will go to an adaptive gym when the IV bag is empty and take a class for people with disabilities. There is a condition that causes her heart to race when she stands up.
Fisher used to be a flight attendant. Her mother moved from Ohio to take care of her and now her life is focused on therapies and exercise. After contracting covid-19 and developing chronic symptoms of long covid, this has been the way it has been for more than a year.
Fisher is not the only one with a similar case. She is one of many people of color who are dealing with long covid. The full story is available to read.
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Some of America's most isolated places could be connected with broadband funding.
Rural and Native communities in the US have a lower rate of cellular and broadband access than urban areas. Reliable internet service is hard to come by outside of the cities and suburbs.
For decades, people who live in places like the Blackfeet Indian Reservation have used obsolete copper wires to deliver their bandwidth.
The problem was underscored by the covid-19 Pandemic, as Native communities locked down and moved their activities online. There was a surge of relief funding to solve it. The full story is available to read.
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