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Founder @longcovidkids 🫀#LongCovid “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
Sep 9, 2023 21 tweets 5 min read
🧵Am I the only one?
Can we talk about #insurance & #LongCovid?
This wk I submitted a complaint to @financialombuds
Short version!
Pre #LongCovid I was a fit/strong #Pilates Coach.
I had income protection w @HollowaySociety - they stopped paying out in May.
#HollowayFriendly Against the advice of my consultant HF insisted I complete a #CPAD assessment. A series of tests taken over two days, with a day rest inbetween.
I have had chronic, diagnosed, life changing #LongCovid #PoTs #PESE since March 2020, reinfected in March 2022 & Feb 2023. Each
May 9, 2023 9 tweets 7 min read
For a while now I’ve been an #ambulatory #wheelchair user.
It means that I fall under the umbrella of having a #disability and that I sometimes need to use a wheelchair but I’m also capable of walking sometimes.
Since I got #Covid and developed #LongCovid it’s a useful aid. Image I mainly use a chair if I need to be out of the house for a longer period of time, or if want to join in with others. I haven’t needed it that often because I don’t usually put myself in situations where it’s necessary.
I met @GDteamspencewere in the #CoronationConcet queue. Image