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"Covid is often spoken about in the past tense, the blight and tragedy of a
generation, discriminating against no one, spanning all age groups, a
frightening but soon to be distant memory, but the truth is simple – Covid is
here to stay and the real price of Covid, the bigger picture, is yet to fully
unfold mainly due the real and persistent affliction of Long Covid which is
especially damming for children and young people, because as a largely
asymptomatic group, they are being let down by the whole system.
Helen Goss, COO and Scotland Lead of Charity Long Covid Kids confirms the
healthcare situation for children and young people with Long Covid is hugely
frustrating: “Children are continuing to develop Long Covid – and that is not
stopping any time soon. The public health messaging about this is poor, so
people are not aware of how severe Long Covid can be.”
Earlier this year, Helen became Long Covid Kids core participant in the
Scottish Covid Inquiry, where she hopes to uncover the rationale behind the
poor pandemic response in Scotland, and ensure that children and young people
living with Long Covid are no longer ignored and dismissed. Long Covid Kids
believe that Long Covid just isn’t being taken seriously and those afflicted
are not getting the support they desperately need. Children and young people’s
voices just aren’t being heard even though Long Covid Kids has valuable
experience and research to share.
Currently supporting over 11,000 families, the charity’s vision is to achieve
recognition, support, and recovery for Long Covid and related illnesses in
children and young people.
Helen Goss knows only too well how Long Covid can decimate people’s lives from
her own personal experience. Both Helen and her 10-year-old daughter, Anna,
live with Long Covid. Over the past three and a half years, Anna has been
either bedridden, housebound or confined to a wheelchair due to Long Covid.
Anna describes her life as “running on 5% energy levels every day”. She is
unable to attend school, unable to enjoy her hobbies, unable to socialise, play
or learn, and has been so ill, at one stage Helen feared she would lose her."
Not only Scottish children.
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: November 23, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-93389863
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
