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I tasted chronic illness in the form of Long Covid. It tasted horrible. But I was lucky & improved over 4 years. Now I’m here for those still struggling
Jul 24, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
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A prob with Red Blood Cell deformability (the cell’s ability to change shape in order to flow and transport O2 in tiny capillaries) has been noticed in #ME patients as far back as the 1980s (see work by Dr Leslie Simpson) Image 2 of 10

Ron Davis has also noted issues with Red Blood Cell Deformability in ME patients in his research. Image
Oct 21, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
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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. 2/8

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.