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'Before Giuliano Gaspari caught COVID-19, he was climbing up transmitter towers
overlooking the New South Wales Illawarra region as part of his full-time
maintenance job.
Three years on, the Corrimal resident is navigating a new way of life with 57
per cent lung capacity, among other ongoing health complications.
"It's been something I have been pondering for quite some time — why I got so
sick. I guess I was just unlucky because all I was was a type 2 diabetic," he
said.
The now-66-year-old is one of 339 people involved in a nationwide study
published in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Internal
Medicine Journal (IMJ) this week, which found up to half of its participants
were still struggling with one or more symptoms 12-months post-infection.
However, the study also found symptoms reduced over time.
The Delta strain had just landed on Australian shores when Mr Gaspari felt
breathless and was rushed to hospital, where he stayed for eight months.
"And out of those eight months, it was 155 days in ICU," he said.
Mr Gaspari and his wife Rosi contracted COVID-19 at the same time, but she only
experienced short-term gastrointestinal symptoms and high-temperatures.
"Certain things still don't smell right to me now," Mrs Gaspari said.
Meanwhile, her husband "had to start to walk again, strengthen up muscle mass
and bring dependency on oxygen down as much as possible to come out of
hospital".'
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: December 7, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-94248334
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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