THE ANSWER: OUR SOURCES: Dr. David Putrino, Director of Rehabilitation Innovation at Mount Sinai Health System Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine at Mayo Clinic Dr. Tae Chung, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine Michaelene Carlton, a long-hauler COVID patient Keri Kae Gebo, a long-hauler COVID patient HOW WE GOT THERE: “My everyday life has completely changed,” Carlton said. When she contracted the virus last March, her symptoms were mild. A month later, her health suddenly declined. The 47-year-old is still out of work on disability, with daily headaches and extreme fatigue. Her heart races when she stands up. Once an avid runner, she now struggles to get off the couch. She can’t do much with her family, and only leaves home for appointments with her doctors.