Long Covid sufferers describe devastating impact two years on
"You just want to have your old life back and you can’t."
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"You just want to have your old life back and you can’t."
🔴 @ICipirska inews.co.uk/news/health/lo…
@ICipirska Around one in 50 people in the UK are likely to be suffering from long Covid, according to the Office of National Statistics.
Three people have spoken to i about their experiences. ⬇️
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Three people have spoken to i about their experiences. ⬇️
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@ICipirska 🗣️ Tamara Macdonald from Glasgow
🔴 Before she caught Covid, she was touring with her band and was the fittest she had ever been.
🔴 Now, she struggles to concentrate for long periods of time.
🔴 “It’s such a different life to what I had before.”
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🔴 Before she caught Covid, she was touring with her band and was the fittest she had ever been.
🔴 Now, she struggles to concentrate for long periods of time.
🔴 “It’s such a different life to what I had before.”
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@ICipirska 🗣️ Sophia Braithwaite, 20, from Essex
🔴 Sophia said she had lost “a great deal” from long Covid.
🔴 Before Covid she enjoyed swimming and reading.
🔴 “Now, sometimes playing a game online with my friend can leave me bed-bound for a week."
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🔴 Sophia said she had lost “a great deal” from long Covid.
🔴 Before Covid she enjoyed swimming and reading.
🔴 “Now, sometimes playing a game online with my friend can leave me bed-bound for a week."
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@ICipirska 🗣️ Martial arts instructor Mark Davies, 52, from Arbroath in Scotland
🔴 Mark had severe memory problems.
🔴 He was unable to remember certain Taekwondo patterns, despite 40 years of training.
🔴 “The bad days are absolutely shocking.”
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🔴 Mark had severe memory problems.
🔴 He was unable to remember certain Taekwondo patterns, despite 40 years of training.
🔴 “The bad days are absolutely shocking.”
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Mark said it was frustrating that there were no long Covid clinics in Scotland, adding that there needed to be much more research into the condition.
🗣️“It’s turned my life upside down."
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🗣️“It’s turned my life upside down."
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Long Covid is estimated to be adversely affecting the day-to-day activities of 809,000 people
🦠 Nearly two-thirds of those with self-reported long Covid.
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🦠 Nearly two-thirds of those with self-reported long Covid.
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Read more about the impact Long Covid has had on Tamara, Sophia, and Mark here ⬇️
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