Lyme Disease Awareness in a COVID Pandemic
If you were to develop a sore throat and fever this week, complete with aches and chills, your first thought would likely be COVID-19. Your doctor might tell you to stay home and quarantine unless things got worse. And they’d be right to do so! Yet these symptoms, all too familiar in our world of flu outbreaks […]
Phone, Wallet, Keys… Mask! Tips for creating positive habits
As someone who believes wholeheartedly in the importance of wearing masks, I have been dismayed repeatedly by finding myself in public spaces without a mask. How could this keep happening? The more I isolate myself, the more out of practice I get with how to prepare to go out. What can we do to change […]
Caring For Your Mighty Well Mask
We have been thrilled to see the Mighty Well Mask orders flowing in, not just because we are donating a mask for every five-pack sold but also because all of these people are taking steps to keep the people around them safe! Now that our community is receiving the Mighty Well Mask, we want to […]
Opening Up
States have loosened their restrictions and businesses are reopening and accepting customers. Many Americans are returning to work and a sense of normalcy. For those of us who are immunocompromised or medically-complicated, this is far from over. For those starting to feel more stability, let’s remember that COVID-19 affects each of us differently, and give […]
Partnership For Progress: Mighty Well & Suffering the Silence
This is an important moment in history. We are in the midst of an uprising, demanding racial justice that is long overdue. And as we join this fight to dismantle systemic racism, we also find ourselves in the midst of another battle: the fight against COVID-19. Even as the world starts to open back up, […]
How We Give
As a mission-based company, Mighty Well is always looking for opportunities to give back. Patients and caregivers aren’t just our work, they are our community. We feel the effects of this experience, acutely. We want to make sure that everyone out there stays safe, but we also understand that finances are tough. We would like […]
Looking Back to Move Forward — 5 ways to safely create meaning this Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! COVID-19 is still present and a concern for us. Many communities are grappling with social and racial unrest. Landmarks and symbols of American history are being reevaluated through the lens of the racism and genocides they represent. Independence, the very value we celebrate every July, is a significant contributor to why the US is […]
Compassion in Uncertain Times
Fear can do funny things to our brains. It disrupts the balance in our autonomic nervous system, activating the fight, flight, or freeze response. In times of fear, we are more likely to pull inward or lash outward at potential threats. This is a perfectly normal survival mechanism and something we are seeing during COVID-19. […]
Why We Wear Masks
At the very start of the COVID-19 crisis in America, medical-grade masks were recommended for those likely in contact with the virus. The CDC stated that simple cotton masks were not particularly helpful. But then, seemingly overnight, the CDC declared that not only were cotton masks helpful, but everyone should be wearing them. So… what […]
Surviving Allergies in the Time of Covid-19
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted “What a truly uncomfortable time to have one’s allergies acting up.” And boy is it the truth! Sure, allergies are never fun; the itching, sneezing, coughing, phlegm, and more… but COVID-19 has taken the discomfort to a whole new level. Every time I cough I have […]