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A few months ago I had a quick chat with another tweeter here about someone they knew who caught #covid. The person had always had low platelet activity but after covid this figure increased to near normal.
A few months ago I had a quick chat with another tweeter here about someone they knew who caught #covid. The person had always had low platelet activity but after covid this figure increased to near normal.
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We joked a little about the fact that this was the first occasion we’d heard of where catching covid may actually have benefitted someone.
We joked a little about the fact that this was the first occasion we’d heard of where catching covid may actually have benefitted someone.
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Yesterday I got another DM from the same tweeter. There was nothing to joke about this time. The same person (the one whose platelet activity had increased) had died from a heart valve issue after apparently ‘recovering’ from covid.
Yesterday I got another DM from the same tweeter. There was nothing to joke about this time. The same person (the one whose platelet activity had increased) had died from a heart valve issue after apparently ‘recovering’ from covid.
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The guy had had difficulty breathing ever since covid. He’d assumed it was a lung thing. He didn’t realise heart valve problems can lead to breathing difficulty and present similar symptoms.
The guy had had difficulty breathing ever since covid. He’d assumed it was a lung thing. He didn’t realise heart valve problems can lead to breathing difficulty and present similar symptoms.
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He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. He was just 54. And he was the brother of the person dm’ing me 😞
He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. He was just 54. And he was the brother of the person dm’ing me 😞
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I asked if I could relay this story here because I don’t believe enough is being said in the mainstream media (and in our everyday conversations) about the cardiac side of #covid and #longcovid.
I asked if I could relay this story here because I don’t believe enough is being said in the mainstream media (and in our everyday conversations) about the cardiac side of #covid and #longcovid.
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To the person who dm’d me I offer my sincerest condolences and I thank them for pushing us all to spread the word regarding the vascular and cardiac impact covid can have (even after apparent recovery)
To the person who dm’d me I offer my sincerest condolences and I thank them for pushing us all to spread the word regarding the vascular and cardiac impact covid can have (even after apparent recovery)
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And to anyone reading this I simply ask you to retweet it in the hope that this thread (& others like it) become part of a narrative which seeks to spread the truth about covid - the fact that it can be much more than respiratory & that it should never ever be taken lightly
And to anyone reading this I simply ask you to retweet it in the hope that this thread (& others like it) become part of a narrative which seeks to spread the truth about covid - the fact that it can be much more than respiratory & that it should never ever be taken lightly
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