I iwsh I had some words of comfort, but let's be honest, it HAS been a shit year for you. And your co-workers sound "just delightful" (sarcasm alert for the cheap seats in the back). People that behave that way are generally threated by someone or something, perhaps that you are, in fact, damn good at your job.

I've been a little behind on my reading lately (I took a few days off of Medium, etc to regain some sanity)...so not Long Covid? Autoimmume? Doesn't that kinda cover a lot of ground? I am glad they're finally on tthe right track.

You have nothing to apologize for. And this was a damn fine rant!