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He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home
He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home

“I can’t live like this anymore. It’s terrible, really horrible.”

“By September 2023, his marriage was over, he’d been evicted from his home.. He moved back in with his parents in Hamilton. His 72-year-old dad is his sole caregiver after his mom died in March 2024.”

#Long Covid#Post-Acute Conditions#disability#consequences#Covid effect on workforce#Anecdote
·thespec.com·
He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home
Thread by @justaneighsayer on Thread Reader App
Thread by @justaneighsayer on Thread Reader App

“I’m going to share a cautionary story of what happens when you don’t take the ongoing pandemic seriously. Come trot with me on the journey of a high profile, anti masker who has long C. In early ‘22 this person was transparent about having memory loss issues after having C19.”

On Tilda Swindon:

I’m going to share a cautionary story of what happens when you don’t take the ongoing pandemic seriously. Come trot with me on the journey of a high profile, anti masker who has long C. In early ‘22 this person was transparent about having memory loss issues after having C19.
#Long Covid#Tilda Swindon#anecdote#consequences#Discussion#analysis#Covid History
·threadreaderapp.com·
Thread by @justaneighsayer on Thread Reader App
Did I not get the memo?
Did I not get the memo?
“Why do emergency department reports and hospital discharge summaries not mention that my patient tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (or had “a really bad cold” or “the worst flu ever”) 1 month before they presented to hospital with weakness, falls, confusion, dyspnea, heart failure, acute kidney injury, or non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction? Doesn’t that seem relevant? It does to me.”pos
#Long Covid#Discussion#Post-Acute Conditions#organ damage#Anecdote#good doctors#prevention tips#consequences#CDC failure#minimizing and outright propaganda#Covid Isn't Over#lungs#Pneumonia#Brain#Heart#Heart Failure#Heart Attack#heart injury
·cmaj.ca·
Did I not get the memo?