Pandemic Pen Pal | Maddy Ruvolo | Substack

Hi friends, Seems like I may have tempted fate last week by talking about the mildness of my POTS symptoms. I got over-confident and upped my indoor exercise and then had a little flare up over the weekend. Whoops. More than physically feeling worse, though, I kind of hit a wall…

Apr 17, 2020

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Hi friends, One of the unexpected benefits of the quarantine is that my POTS symptoms are more under control than they’ve been in a long time. This…

Apr 8, 2020

Hi friends, It’s been a little while! Spring quarter started last week, and I’m still working (remotely) at LADOT, so I’m weirdly kind of busy. Today I…

Apr 6, 2020

Hi friends, Looks like the Senate might pass this coronavirus bill today? Possibly? I guess we’ll see. [Edited to add: it’s happening. I’m sure we’ll…

Mar 26, 2020

Mar 23, 2020

Hi Friends, I’ve been plugging away at finals, which have fortunately been modified in light of, you know, everything. UCLA just announced our…

Mar 19, 2020

Hi friends, Perhaps semi-defeating the purpose of this newsletter, I took a little break from the news today. I did a few minutes of stretching, but…

Mar 17, 2020

Hi friends, A few things are on my mind this afternoon. But first: please send me your coronavirus memes, playlists, your favorite tranquil animal…

Mar 15, 2020

Pandemic Pen Pal

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