I'm a Covid-19 'long-hauler'. For us, there is no end in sight | Jemma Kennedy

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Thousands of people like me are suffering ill health months after contracting the virus. We need more help

As a writer, I spend my days trying to craft believable, satisfying narratives. But as a Covid-19 “long-hauler”, I have given up trying to find an internal logic to the story of my illness. As we now know, thousands of people are suffering a range of bewildering and debilitating post-Covid symptoms that don’t follow any predictable act breaks or intervals.

 

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65th anniversary of outbreak of ME at Royal Free Hospital

I feel for Jemma, I’ve been caring for my daughter whose lost seven years since a throat infection in 2011. Where is the help Mat Hancock? You always roll out the psychs but not the research funding

I fear that long-haulers will face the same disbelief and lack of treatment that those if us with MECFS POTS and other post-viral syndromes have faced for decades 😭😭 I hope I'm wrong and that our numbers bring power and answers and treatment!

Shit, Jemma! Sorry to hear this xxx

Long term, most jobs, even middle class ones or creative ones, will be replaced by Artificial Intelligence or by robots. Then we'll just all have to sing at each other or make each other cups of coffee or cards. We will be essentially extinct, I fear.

That's what i been telling people if you catch it you are screwed, the doctors don't know what to do, they say contact a doctor and when you do there's no treatment NicolaSturgeon scotgov

Shame about the plug for pseudoscience in here. Let’s be clear: acupuncture is *not* helping her.

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