Sally MonsterMay 25
Matt Hodgkinson

Scicomm YouTuber Dianna Cowern, aka Physics Girl, came down with COVID in July 2022 while on honeymoon. By March 2023, she was hospitalised with ME/CFS and spent nearly two years housebound and bedbound. This year, she has slowly begun to recover.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=RSGuxHcl1FUjqwVF&v=vqeIeIcDHD0&feature=youtu.be

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First Update From Dianna (Physics Girl)

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May 25 at 7:41pmWeb
Show threadSteve Moore May 25
@mattjhodgkinson
Glad to see Dianna recovering. It is especially heart-breaking to see younger folk with this condition. It took 2 years for my wife to get the diagnosis. That was 8 years ago. She is just now able to get outside for a few minutes most days, but often pays for it later. Most doctors don’t understand the disease. Covid is one of many triggers, shingles is what kicked my wife’s condition into severe. Wear a mask, get a vax, you don’t want to go down this road.
Show threadMatt HodgkinsonMay 26
@ArrowbearMoore I'm sorry to hear your wife is so unwell. It took me several months to get over COVID the first time. I was never bedbound or housebound, but I had post-extertional malaise and my depression recurred. It gave me a small insight into what people are going through.
Show threadRobin BartonMay 26
@mattjhodgkinson Long Covid here and you have my sympathy