Mom Shares Harrowing Story Of How Long Haul COVID Has Affected Her Child “If I had to do it over, I would choose not to go to school in fifth grade. I have awful pain all the time. I don’t want others to have to go through this pain.' -Anna, age 11 💔
I “met” Jody Burt and her daughter Anna on a warm, August day. Our conversation was virtual. She was at home in South Dakota. I was locked in my bedroom, hiding from my very adorable but noisy kids. Our meeting was cordial. She greeted me in the most humble and lovely of ways, and our call — which was nearly an hour long — was the culmination of more than a dozen emails. But such is life when you have scheduling conflicts and children.
“In February, I called Omaha Children’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital because both had long-haul COVID centers. I told them about Anna and asked if either would be willing to see her. Omaha wasn’t an option, but Minnesota got us in the following week, and we saw their infectious disease doctor days later. He listened and cared. He started the visit by saying ‘Anna, the first thing I want to tell you is we believe you.’ And that? That meant so much to her.
“She is fatigued constantly,” Jody tells me. “Her pain is an eight out of 10. And while she plugs through the day, there’s only so many things she can do.Ironically, prior to contracting COVID, Anna was a young, healthy, active girl. She used to dance and tumble and ride her bike. Anna enjoyed skiing in the winter, and — in many ways — was the pinnacle of health, and that, Jody tells me, makes this even harder.
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