Joe English · Durham, North Carolina
My body is not a footnote.
Long COVID is part of my life, and I want room to talk about it under my own name. I have also had a stent placed. Those are personal things I have chosen to bring into public view.
This is a brief self-disclosure. It does not supply a diagnosis history, describe where the stent was placed, or connect the two subjects medically. There is more to a person than the label on a health topic.
I would like a public introduction with room for a body. Mine came with complications, not a press kit.
I am still interested in pottery, technology, humor, and the astonishing amount of nonsense that can fit on one phone. Health belongs alongside those interests; it need not swallow them.
I am not offering treatment advice here. I am making room to speak about my own life without pretending that a polished introduction is the whole thing.
October 27, 2026. Edited and developed with AI assistance under Joe's direction. Personal statements describe Joe's account and beliefs; humorous passages are creative writing.