Heather - "The GP assumed it was anxiety" - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Heather “The GP assumed it was anxiety.” That’s despite a plethora of symptoms that would suggest otherwise. It’s likely Heather caught...
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Nov 20, 20233 min read
Simon says the 'better' days are harder - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Simon “Most days he can barely leave the sofa, let alone the house.” The reality is, Simon hasn’t attended school since September 2021; a...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
Ellie - "She's just so down" - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Ellie “She’s just so down.” For 15-year-old Ellie, a positive PCR and LFT led to 10 days of feeling poorly. Suffering from a sore throat,...
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Nov 16, 20233 min read
Tracey used to be extremely active - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Tracey “She was extremely active and motivated before COVID.” These days, it doesn't matter how much sleep Tracey gets. Once in the top...
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Nov 15, 20232 min read
Ummayyah can't get a diagnosis - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Ummayyah “They won’t officially diagnose her.” This is the struggle Ummayyah and her family faced. They just couldn’t find any support...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
Victoria never recovered from her first infection - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Victoria She never really recovered from the first infection. That was when her brother came home from school with COVID in July 2021....
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
Ollie had a headache at first - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Ollie He had a slight headache at first. And although it was painful for Ollie to move his eyeballs, his COVID symptoms were generally...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read
Freya - "Her sister worries about her" - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Freya She only attends school three mornings a week now. 10 am - 12.45 pm on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday is all Freya can manage due...
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Nov 2, 20232 min read
Lilly - "We're just told to give her ibuprofen" - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Lilly “We’re just told to give her ibuprofen.” That’s despite the anti-inflammatory having little to no effect on Lilly’s Long Covid...
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Oct 30, 20232 min read
Deacon used to be the fastest runner - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Deacon “I miss my bouncy, energetic, loving boy.” Deacon used to be the fastest runner in his year, but he’s not managed to do any sports...
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Oct 29, 20232 min read
Zamira - It started after a concert - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Zamira It all started with a music concert. What followed was two weeks of temperatures, headaches, brain fog, fatigue and nausea....
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Oct 29, 20232 min read
Ben - "He was positive for 20 days" - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Ben “He was positive for 20 days.” But little did Ben’s family know, this was just the beginning of their child’s journey with COVID....
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Oct 29, 20232 min read
Jake was asymptomatic at first - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Jake “He was fairly asymptomatic at first.” But life got much harder when the infection progressed into Long Covid. After back-to-back...
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Oct 29, 20233 min read
Hayden experienced up to 48 symptoms - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Hayden “Children don't get long covid.” That was the opinion of Hayden’s OT, one of many medical professionals who appeared to brush off...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
Olivia - "Just give it time" - Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories
Olivia “Just give it time.” That’s what they always say. Even as her condition continues to get worse. For Olivia, it was the typical...
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