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Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea.
The 50-year-old rheumatology nurse is slowly finding her feet again after being struck down with COVID-19 last fall, seemingly recovering and then relapsing with severe fatigue and “brain fog” four months later.
“The symptoms were almost as bad as at the beginning,” Ravera said.
Close to despair, she found a clinic that specializes in treating people with what have been called post-COVID-19, or long-term COVID-19, symptoms.
Located in Heiligendamm, a north German seaside spa popular since the late 18th century, the clinic specializes in helping people with lung diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and cancer.
Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers
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FRANK JORDANS and KERSTIN SOPKE, Associated Press
April 19, 2021
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1of18Simone Ravera, patient of the MEDIAN Clinic Heiligendamm , makes exercises after an interview with the Associated Press in Heiligendamm, northern Germany, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The MEDIAN Clinic, specialized on lung diseases, treats COVID-19 long time patients from all over Germany.Michael Sohn/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18Joerdis Frommhold, head doctor of the MEDIAN Clinic Heiligendamm , speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Heiligendamm, northern Germany, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The MEDIAN Clinic, specialized on lung diseases, treats COVID-19 long time patients from all over Germany.Michael Sohn/APShow MoreShow Less
Frank Jordans And Kerstin Sopke April 19, 2021 - 11:27 PM
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany - Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea.
The 50-year-old rheumatology nurse is slowly finding her feet again after being struck down with COVID-19 last fall, seemingly recovering and then relapsing with severe fatigue and âbrain fog four months later.
âThe symptoms were almost as bad as at the beginning,â Ravera said.
Close to despair, she found a clinic that specializes in treating people with what have been called post-COVID-19, or long-term COVID-19, symptoms.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany – Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea.
The 50-year-old rheumatology nurse is slowly finding her feet again after being struck down with COVID-19 last fall, seemingly recovering and then relapsing with severe fatigue and brain fog four months later. The symptoms were almost as bad as at the beginning, Ravera said.
Close to despair, she found a clinic that specializes in treating people with what have been called post-COVID-19, or long-term COVID-19, symptoms.
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