Talking about chronic illness, care, and Covid: An evening with Jennifer Brea and Megan Moodie

Join filmmaker Jennifer Brea and anthropologist and writer Megan Moodie for an evening of conversation and reflection on chronic illness, the global crisis of care, and Covid-19.
As the numbers of the chronically ill grow rapidly worldwide due to what is being called “long Covid,” there is much to be learned from the experience of those who were grappling with the effects of difficult-to-diagnose, understudied, and invisibilzed diseases long before the appearance of the novel coronavirus. What do the experiences of the chronically ill teach us about how to survive - not just physically, but emotionally and socially - in the face of huge knowledge gaps and medical disbelief? How can patients separated by vast distances and often unable to engage in traditional political organizing join together to demand answers and treatment? What do patient voices tell us about how the organization of medicine needs to change in order to better serve the well-being of us all?

[@CaptainRScott]

Both of you Ladies are strong! Keep the fight up in the public eye!
I am recovering from two TBI's. You are both are Inspirational . There is a synergistic effect when you come together,
Thank You!

[@longcovidfam]

👏 Collective Gratitude to Jenn!!!!

[@manikmultimedia]

Thank you all for your work bringing awareness to chronic illness. I’ve suffered from an iatrogenic brain injury for many years. You bring hope!

[@gracerobertson8772]

Thank you UCSC. I am an alumni with ME/CFS. This is important stuff, please have Brea back !

[@hannymuchtar3487]

Amazing ladies, your spirit support your high purpose in the world. God bless you. With love

[@sedabellasky5575]

Hi jennifer, my name is seda, I suffer from unknown chronic illness for 5 years now, and in the last 2 years it's gotten worse, could you please reach out to me, I would like to share with you some test results I got that may help us discover similarities