I recently read a social media post that got me thinking. It drew together different connections that I had not fully put together in my mind - weaving together the history of the region where I live with the work that Andrea and I are doing to support people impacted by Long Covid.

The post was...

Long Covid has presented those impacted, as well as the research and clinical communities, with a complex problem to understand and solve. Over the years, people have used many different philosophies and systems to solve complex problems. Among those who dedicate their careers to studying and...

I had no idea how the three words “Where is Snoopy?” could both make my stomach drop and help highlight how far I have traveled on my Long Covid symptom management journey. 

My family and I recently traveled to the UK to visit relatives, friends, and a few former health service...

Start as you mean to go on is one of my favorite British phrases. I grew up in the north eastern US. After spending a few years in my first job out of college, I moved to the UK to go to graduate school and spent almost 20 years there until recently moving back to the US. One of the benefits of...

Today I was looking at a collection of business cards. Specifically, business cards of people Andrea and I have supported through our Long Covid recovery program. These are all extraordinary people doing important work and supporting their families in many different ways, all while coping with...

In March 2020 the meaning I attached to St Patrick’s Day was forever changed. I was working in London and had worn some green that morning to mark the celebrations in the usual way. I started to feel a tickle in my throat through the afternoon and came home that evening with a runny nose...

Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19, also known as Long Covid, describes a wide range of symptoms that people can experience after a COVID infection. There are over 200 documented symptoms, the most common include fatigue, headache, brain fog, breathing difficulty, heart rate variation, sleep...

I first experienced Long Covid in March and April 2020. At that point it was clear that my body hadn’t recovered from the initial infection, but I didn’t know what was happening or why. COVID was still very new, and knowledge was limited. COVID is still a relatively new disease, and...