An accomplished cellist, TED Fellow Joshua Roman has practiced his instrument daily since he was a child — until a severe case of long COVID almost robbed him of his ability to play. In an inspiring talk, he plays a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, shares how he found his way back to music and then performs a staggering new solo composition, titled “Immunity.” (Recorded at TED2024 on April 17, 2024)
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@AyubAli-x2f
June 30, 2025 at 11:06 am
…… please I am scared 😢
@amritsharma1245
June 30, 2025 at 11:10 am
magic huh …. 🙂
@Slipstream0001
June 30, 2025 at 11:13 am
Covid vaccine injured hey?
@JA99
June 30, 2025 at 12:02 pm
I have same exact symptoms since catching Covid in 2021 and never vaxxed
@circa1890
June 30, 2025 at 12:49 pm
Sounds like he got it prior to access to the vaccines .. January 2021.
That time was mostly for elderly and healthcare workers.
Long Covid had been an issue throughout 2020, as well. 😢
@muzzybeat
June 30, 2025 at 1:10 pm
@@JA99 You can get spike proteins in your system from COVID and also from shedding from the vax.
@jessicahurilizysher-story
June 30, 2025 at 11:17 am
Beautiful ❤I think 💭 a lot of people can relate to your story! And still moving forward through the pain of reality! 🎼
@yasithmajayasinghe5113
June 30, 2025 at 11:23 am
One of the most beautiful and touching Ted talks in a while❤️
@Xirpzy
June 30, 2025 at 11:25 am
This is why vaccines are so important. We would still be in the middle ages if it wasnt for them.
@zenmkultra
June 30, 2025 at 11:55 am
Covid is a lie to sell vaccines
@RmnGnzlz
June 30, 2025 at 11:59 am
Yeah. Too bad what they gave to people for covid wasn’t a vaccine since it didn’t prevent you from getting it or infecting others.
@muzzybeat
June 30, 2025 at 1:09 pm
“Long COVID” is a cloaked term for “vaccine injured.” So yes, this is why “vaccines” are so important to keep people suppressed and politically impotent.
@Insill
June 30, 2025 at 2:00 pm
We have to reduce COVID infections to reduce the rate of long COVID in first place. More than vaccines are needed: mask-wearing at least in healthcare, education about airborne diseases, increased testing and improving indoor air quality everywhere.
@RmnGnzlz
June 30, 2025 at 2:18 pm
@@Insill Lol.
@gily3535
June 30, 2025 at 11:30 am
❤
@zenmkultra
June 30, 2025 at 11:55 am
Covid was a lie
@007travelbug
June 30, 2025 at 12:49 pm
Lots of long covid treatments/vaccine injury treatments out there for those who dare lose their blinders.
@muzzybeat
June 30, 2025 at 1:07 pm
“Long COVID” is a cloaked term for “vaccine injured.”
@Mahdi-xj2ss
June 30, 2025 at 3:46 pm
1/7/25
@marisa.lucchesi
June 30, 2025 at 4:13 pm
I’m battling long COVID now and this is well timed. Having a dark stretch in my recovery, and I’m confronting the limitations and need for connection in real time. Thank you.
@jagritagrahari1626
June 30, 2025 at 4:40 pm
❤
@rahulkale5576
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 pm
Sometimes the most unexpected things end up reaching us in ways we didn’t even know we needed like a quiet reminder that maybe reality is more malleable than we were told. I wasn’t really searching for anything, just moving through the motions, feeling a subtle disconnect, like something was trying to get my attention. When I came across The Cancelled Laws of Reality by Selene Veritas, I didn’t think much of it at first but it ended up being exactly what I needed. It helped me see how I’d been unintentionally blocking what I wanted, and how to shift things from the inside out. If you’ve been feeling a little off-track too, maybe this is the same quiet push you’ve been waiting for.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:29 pm
I wasn’t going to post anything here, but something nudged me to. Maybe because I know what it’s like to be scrolling through comments, hoping for something to click some small sign that you’re not crazy for wanting more. For a long time, I was doing all the “right” things, but still feeling stuck. It’s like I could see the life I wanted, but couldn’t reach it. I didn’t have language for what I was missing until I found The Cancelled Laws of Reality by Selene Veritas. It didn’t force me into some flashy transformation it just helped me see how the laws behind reality actually work. It showed me how to stop forcing and start aligning. If that speaks to where you’re at, maybe this will find you like it found me.
@SmritiDihingia-m6i
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 pm
Tears are forming while I write this because I never understood why I felt so distant from the life I was working so hard to build. On paper, things looked great a solid job, a supportive partner but something still felt hollow. Like I was playing by rules that didn’t apply to me. Then I read The Cancelled Laws of Reality by Selene Veritas, and I can’t explain how deeply it hit. It’s not just another mindset book it revealed the deeper mechanics of how this universe really responds to us. I feel like I finally stepped into the version of me that always existed under the surface. Selene… thank you. You changed everything 💕
@rtgaming5850
June 30, 2025 at 6:28 pm
To anyone reading this we’ve never met, but I genuinely hope the best for you. If you’re going through something right now, I get it. I spent years chasing goals but never actually feeling in control of the outcomes. I believed effort alone was enough… until I found The Cancelled Laws of Reality by Selene Veritas. That book opened my eyes to the real reasons things were stuck. Since reading it, not only has my income shifted my entire energy feels different. Life responds differently when you understand how it’s wired. If you’re seeing this, maybe it’s because something in you is ready. Wishing you peace and everything you’ve been waiting for ❤️❤️
@sohrab-j8s
June 30, 2025 at 6:39 pm
If you’re reading this, just know I’m rooting for you. I don’t know you, but I know what it’s like to feel like you’re pushing and trying and still… nothing moves. That’s how I felt until I read The Cancelled Laws of Reality by Selene Veritas. I saw someone mention it in a comment, and out of curiosity, I checked it out. What I found inside those pages changed how I see everything. Reality is not what we’ve been taught. Once I started using what the book teaches, things started flowing clarity, opportunities, even money. I don’t know what led you here, but maybe this is your moment too. Keep going. It’s closer than you think 💰✨
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June 30, 2025 at 7:32 pm
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July 1, 2025 at 3:25 am
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July 1, 2025 at 3:25 am
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July 1, 2025 at 7:26 am
Covd didn’t exist and long covd is just an acronym for the vaxes are hurting me.
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