‘We never seem to recover’: the Australians grappling with long Covid
by Donna Lu from on (#5W27H)
Thousands who experience ongoing effects from the virus are crying out for integrated care to treat the myriad symptoms as they struggle to live with an interminable illness
Mirabai Nicholson-McKellar tested positive for Covid-19 the same month the World Health Organization officially declared a global pandemic.
She had just returned to Australia from Berlin, where she had been working as a film-maker and beekeeper. She had nerve pain and headaches, and lost her sense of smell and taste, but felt relieved to have escaped with what they were saying was a very mild case of Covid".
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