He contracted COVID in 2021, at the age of 27: To this day he cannot walk due to fatigue

Sthe appeal made to Guardian to its readers to share their experience with those who are suffering prolonged COVIDone of the stories that stood out, and was chosen to be shown, was his Natasha Gray. Natacha, one of them 950 who answered the call of the British newspaper, they 27 years old when he got sick from me COVIDits Christmas 2021.

At first it seemed to be going well. He even returned to work, but soon began to suffer Breathing problems and Exhausted, which did not subside even after many breaks. one morning,”I sat down to work and just stared at the black screen for half an hour without thinking about anything. I remember someone came and said, are you okay? Do you want to go home? I left, and never came back to the office».

At that time she had just moved in with him COMPANIONS to, Tom, to house on FATHER to him and his wife, with the hope of staying there for a while, until they found a house of their own. Two and a half years later, still the same THERE.

Natacha remembers that in her worst moments she didn’t have the strength to do anything, “to move, to speak, not even to turn my head». She was out of breath and Tom took her to the hospital. In the waiting room, he couldn’t do anything TELL to his partner he is thirsty.

In his worst moments he had no strength to do anything, “to move, to speak, even to turn my head.” She was out of breath and Tom took her to the hospital. In the waiting room, he couldn’t even tell his partner that he was thirsty.

He was diagnosed prolonged COVID, and taught him fatigue management and physical therapy to raise his energy levels. “We started with a 30 second walk, which made me faint beyond belief».

Not only could he not work, but he could not even think. The extraordinary activity of this woman, who in the past filled her life with diving, climbing and creation songs, now going back and forth between the bed, the sofa and the bathroom. “Sometimes even on these short runs I would collapse and have to be picked up from the floor».

But why do some get a high rate of COVID while others completely overcome the one coronavirus continue; “Officially we do not know the answer yet, the relevant investigations have not been done» replied Dr. Dear Kane of the Guardian. But it will notice some standards: “Others I have observed have a history of allergies such as mild asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis or lactose intolerance as a child or irritable bowel. Another common finding is an early viral infection with a long recovery time. Other criteria are some head injury, in the year before COVID, severe stress or some mental trauma. We need to examine whether these are risk factors and why».

“Some I see have a history of allergies such as mild asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis or lactose intolerance as children or irritable bowel. Another common finding is an early viral infection with a long recovery time. ‘

For a while, everything was difficult for Natacha, even eating, laughing, sleeping, crying. “DI couldn’t cry for months because I didn’t have the strength. Imagine being upset about something like that you broke up on wept and felt immediately wearyso you can’t move your hands».

His partner inevitably played a role Caretaker, about a woman who until now was completely independent. He learned to understand his needs even though he could not speak, as if he were a small child.

Now he can talk and cry. It can even be APART: During reporting days, she accompanies Tom to the zoo, where he gets around in a wheelchair. He still managed MARRIAGE with his lover: they were almost stolen and married in a hotel, with four friends as witnesses. He also started a new job, but telecommuting. His new employers were understanding whenever his batteries ran out.

His situation ON THE MOVEliterally, with less steps – started walking again, at least at the edge of his garden. Outside the house, however, he doesn’t go anywhere without it wheelchair.

However, he credits the greatest progress he has made to them REACHING and not to system HEALTH HIM BRITAIN, which Dr Kane believes, is struggling to meet the needs of 2 million people with health problems. Natacha, in particular, feels that people with chronic COVID like her are forgotten and abandoned by the state.