What patients need right now

  Lockdown is a “prison like” experience, for Londoner Annabelle Ume, who suffers from myalgic encephalomyelitis. “It’s very similar to being trapped in a bunker with no access outside,” says Ume.   Many other fellow sufferers are enduring pandemic enforced isolation without much hope. “They are staying in limbo until help is available and adapting to the worsening of their health conditions,” says Ume. “You just try to make mental peace with it because the physical can’t be addressed at this time.” COPD sufferer John Linnell from Wisconsin is also feeling the strain of ongoing isolation. " Because my lungs are severely compromised by my COPD, it ' s sometimes difficult for me to breathe freely while wearing a mask " , he says. " I sometimes feel that it is difficult to breathe. I do wear a mask when I go out as it helps keep me stay safe, yet I also know that I am simply safer at home. "    He adds, " To be honest, since I am high risk, I am simply frightened to go out when I see so many not wearing masks. ”  It will come as a surprise to no one to hear such stories. Patients all over the world are hurting right now and must live with great uncertainty about their conditions and access to care in the coming months.    Doctors cancelling appointments, delayed or non-responses to calls and emails as well as the inability to schedule appointments for care is causing stress and anxiety, says Ceciel Rooker, Executive Director of the Internation...
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