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As usual, ignorant people on this thread are conflating "disability" with "motor disability" and fixating on tennis and travel as proof this person is well enough to sit and focus for long periods of time in front of a computer. They don't see it's an entirely different set of activities. The complete opposite, in fact.

There are MANY other types of disabilities apart from the motor-based ones. Clearly, this person cannot sit and focus. She may have diminished cognitive abilities, executive function and processing speed, and these would show up at her work well before it would impact a recreational sport or sightseeing tours.

It's not hard to understand, but the point of the jealous people isn't to understand. It's just to be jealous. I bet you'd rather have the full use of your brain and have paid work rather than be dependent on your spouse and be fuzzy-brained for ever.

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This is what I was thinking. I know a couple people with long covid. The one I'm closest to could definitely play tennis on her best days, but her worst days are very hard. What is keeping her from working her job is the unpredictability of brain fog and energy levels. When I see her out and about I am so happy that she is having a good day.

Also disability is not full pay, so she's not only dealing with scary but mostly invisible symptoms, but having to adjust her lifestyle. She has no idea if her mind will fully recover or she's looking at diminishing abilities and diminishing prospects for healthy years with her kids. She is torn between trying to take vacations now because she's okay enough and wants to make memories with her kids while it could be her last chance to mostly just laying low and resting in hopes that maybe next month will be better instead of worse and she'll save a little more money.[/quote]

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