jocelyn is not alone. this is raj, leaving intensive care. bye, raj. i could not stand, my foot would just drop. there wasn t strength. i could not stand after closing my eyes, everything, body would just shake. doing so well. and done. i never imagined i had to learn to rewalk. good. well done. covid left raj with long lasting problems. damage to the kidney, damage to the heart, neurological damage into my legs. i still have to walk with the walking stick. jocelyn and raj have become friends. they were on the same ward at epsom hospital in surrey. staff at the hospital quickly realised patients would need significant help with so called long covid. there are now more than a million people in the uk, suffering from long term aftereffects
with the walking stick. jocelyn and raj have become friends. they were on the same ward at epsom hospital in surrey. staff at the hospital quickly realised patients would need significant help with so called long covid. there are now more than a million people in the uk suffering long term after effects of the virus. i ve seen it described as the pandemic after the pandemic. i think long covid is undoubtedly an umbrella term for lots of different conditions ongoing fatigue, breathlessness, lots of impact on patients mental health, problems with sleep, sometimes cardiac issues, and a whole range of different symptoms. in.and out, and again. an exercise class just part of the rehab programme run by the epsom and st helier hospital trust. to come here, it opened my mind to see how young people were. you ve got young. they look really fit. you ve got my age 50 odd but, you know, the different ages.
very short of breath, even at rest. i was so frail, i was so ill. i was so extremely vulnerable, really. jocelyn is not alone. this is raj metkar leaving intensive care. i could not stand my foot would just drop. there wasn t strength, i could not stand. after closing my eyes, everything, body would just shake. doing so well. and done. i never imagined i had to learn to re walk. oh, good, well done. covid left raj with long lasting problems. damage to the kidney, damage to the heart, and neurological damage into my legs. i still have to walk with the walking stick. jocelyn and raj have become friends. they were on the same ward at epsom hospital in surrey. staff at the hospital quickly realised patients would need significant help with so called long covid.