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Long Covid and Light Bulb Moments Jun 02, 2024

Has a light bulb moment changed your life? Was it like a bolt of lightning out of the blue or more like a moment of clarity where all your past and present come together to give you a new insight or perspective?

I’m a logical person, so don’t necessarily believe in light bulb moments...

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Tuberculosis and Lessons for Long Covid Recovery May 19, 2024

I recently read a social media post that got me thinking. It drew together different connections that I had not fully put together in my mind - weaving together the history of the region where I live with the work that Andrea and I are doing to support people impacted by Long Covid.

The post was...

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The Power of Simple Solutions May 05, 2024

Long Covid has presented those impacted, as well as the research and clinical communities, with a complex problem to understand and solve. Over the years, people have used many different philosophies and systems to solve complex problems. Among those who dedicate their careers to studying and...

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How Snoopy Helped Measure My Long Covid Recovery Process Apr 21, 2024

I had no idea how the three words “Where is Snoopy?” could both make my stomach drop and help highlight how far I have traveled on my Long Covid symptom management journey. 

My family and I recently traveled to the UK to visit relatives, friends, and a few former health service...

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Start as you mean to go on Apr 07, 2024

Start as you mean to go on is one of my favorite British phrases. I grew up in the north eastern US. After spending a few years in my first job out of college, I moved to the UK to go to graduate school and spent almost 20 years there until recently moving back to the US. One of the benefits of...

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Long Covid Invisible, Lonely and Disabling - but There is Hope Mar 24, 2024

Today I was looking at a collection of business cards. Specifically, business cards of people Andrea and I have supported through our Long Covid recovery program. These are all extraordinary people doing important work and supporting their families in many different ways, all while coping with...

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St. Patrickā€™s Day is My Long Covid Anniversary Mar 17, 2024

In March 2020 the meaning I attached to St Patrick’s Day was forever changed. I was working in London and had worn some green that morning to mark the celebrations in the usual way. I started to feel a tickle in my throat through the afternoon and came home that evening with a runny nose...

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How do I know if I have Long Covid? Feb 29, 2024

Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19, also known as Long Covid, describes a wide range of symptoms that people can experience after a COVID infection. There are over 200 documented symptoms, the most common include fatigue, headache, brain fog, breathing difficulty, heart rate variation, sleep...

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What is Long Covid? Feb 21, 2024

I first experienced Long Covid in March and April 2020. At that point it was clear that my body hadn’t recovered from the initial infection, but I didn’t know what was happening or why. COVID was still very new, and knowledge was limited. COVID is still a relatively new disease, and...

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