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Long Covid & PE recovery. Geography Teacher. Sustainability & Climate Change. BSc Env Science & Physics (Stirling). Soil Erosion PhD & Geog PGCE (Exeter). Tuba.
Jul 31 4 tweets 2 min read
7 Lessons Learnt for #ventilation and indoor air quality from this pandemic:

1. Listen to expert advice from a range of disciplines and use it to guide infection risk management and management of indoor air quality;

2. Opening a window is not enough;

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Image 3. Plan for better buildings for the future;

4. Use equivalent ventilation as a supplement in poorly-ventilated spaces;

5. Building design matters;

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Feb 22 7 tweets 3 min read
This was an incredibly useful hour of advice. Thank you so much to Dr @BinitaKane and her guest, Prof. Todd Davenport @sunsopeningband 🙏


I scribbled some notes and will gradually communicate my biggest takes in this thread 🧵

#LongCovid #PEM #Pacingyoutube.com/live/lFmmyuUZ0… Prof. Todd Davenport emphasised a variety of approaches to managing my #LongCovid #PostExertionalMalaise symptoms. At the heart of my new understanding is the realisation that, for the past two years since my first Covid infection, I now have an ENERGY-LIMITING DISEASE.

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Oct 8, 2022 73 tweets 46 min read
It took my legs a few minutes to warm up this morning, but glad to report that long morning walks remain easy, in contrast to later in the day. #Totnes is waking up beautifully ☀️
Mar 27, 2022 78 tweets 53 min read
Spent more time in the garden today. Insect populations are booming! A bit of sunshine really helps to lift the spirits.
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Feb 3, 2022 45 tweets 23 min read
Day 3 of #Omicron symptoms was my worst so far, with fatigue & a very heavy head, alongside sneezing. My tight chest, feeling of reduced lung capacity and tickly lung sensation had subsided slightly, as did the coughing, that had become painful on Day 2 #Oximeter down to 96%... ...so I slept a lot on Day 3.

But now it's 1am on Day 4 and I feel full of life. Fatigue gone. No more headache. Slight wheeze still, Oximeter 96%; no appetite, but sense of smell and taste are fine.

Wonder whether the worst is over, as I'm double AZ-jabbed plus Pfizer-boosted?