long-Covid – Edmonton in a Time of Covid

Tracy Patience: busy executive director lives with post covid symptoms

Tracy Patience, Executive Director at Amity House Dickensfield

She described the emotional impact of knowing that society considered her father’s life collateral damage. “Yeah. Most of us will survive… But my dad. You know, when people say ‘most of us’, they’re not the most. My dad is wonderful. You assholes.” She added.

Acknowledgments

Land Acknowledgement

I express my gratitude for the opportunity to live and work on Treaty 6 territory - the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene and Nakota Sioux.

I hope this work honours the ancestors of this land and enriches the lives of our descendants.

Funding

Edmonton in the Time of Covid is supported by the Edmonton Heritage Council and the City of Edmonton.

Thank you also to the Rat Creek Press for their support.

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