Thursday, 16 March 2023

Long Covid Awareness Day: "I lost my little boy"

Heart breaking interview where dad, Paul O'Connell, talks about the devastating impact of Long-Covid on Jake's childhood ๐Ÿ’”


Think Long-Covid just happens to the elderly and medically vulnerable?  See list of previously fit healthy athletes & celebs who've been destroyed by LC๐Ÿ‘‡

https://twitter.com/jvipondmd/status/1636002479480659968

Brilliant thread by Long-Covid "radicalist", Michael Osborne https://twitter.com/maosbot/status/1635905917811302400?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

We're all just one infection away from a life of potential disability. Why play Covid roulette? 

  • Fight for clean air. 
  • Wear a mask. 
  • Be a Long-Covid ally: Don't gaslight (it's real)
  • write to your TD demanding proper research into LC and funding/re-instatement of Professor Lambert's Mater Long-Covid clinic.

If you or your child is suffering from symptoms of Long-Covid, you're not alone. Reach out to long covid advocacy groups for support and signposting. They exist internationally.

In Ireland, we have two excellent support networks:

Long Covid Advocacy Ireland: Long Covid Advocacy Ireland – THE VOICE FOR LONG COVID IN IRELAND

Long Covid Kids Ireland (Thanks to the legend, Sarah O'Connell๐Ÿ’“): Long Covid Kids Rep.of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช (@LCKIreland) / Twitter

Posted a day late due to technical issues (no internet in campervan)๐Ÿ˜Ž



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