Life is far from normal for those who find themselves suddenly living with chronic illness.
,"individuals with chronic illnesses often feel a host of feelings due to the isolation, loneliness, and issues with relationships at home and work, amongst other problems that accompany a chronic illness," Dr. Sileo told POPSUGAR. Anxiety was incredibly common before the pandemic, he added, and"it's definitely been exacerbated."
"I get sad and angry that this is happening and I don't know why. I was a healthy 20-year-old playing hockey and now I can barely walk up the stairs." At first, Barb struggled with issues like word retrieval, but the brain fog got worse about six weeks into her illness."I found myself at school, unable to take attendance," Barb told POPSUGAR. Her students were all virtual that week, and Barb typically had two devices in operation at once."One device had my virtual classroom open, and the students were automatically alphabetized on the list by their first name.
As more Americans become infected every day, there's likely to be a stream of long haulers who are experiencing these symptoms for the first time.
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