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Macleod. getting back to coronavirus, many are struggling with lingering symptoms, along with side effect of the virus, extremely high medical bills. >> cnn medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has more. >>. ♪ under the board walk ♪ >> before the pandemic, irena schultz performed at senior centers, a bout for covid-19 silenced her forever. >> for a week, i wasn't sure i was going to make it. >> reporter: she's a covid long hauler, exhausted, her immune system suffering, and because of covid, she lost her hearing and needs expensive hearing aids. the medical bills have been overwhelming....

On go fund me, plea after plea for help recovering from covid medical bills. democratic senator tina smith of minnesota says she hears these stories all the time. when your constituents have become ill with covid, what financial realities do they sometimes face? >> i had heard stories of people facing hospitalization bills and other bills for prescription medicines that can be thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars. this is, of course, an unexpected medical bill that people weren't planning on. >> reporter: smith is pressing for legislation to make sure people don't face unexpected b...

>> i have to deal with it. >> reporter: it is scary that you can't go when you need to go? >> it's very scary. i have a 17-year-old. am i being a terrible mom because if this continues on and the worst happens, and i die, is that, you know, how is that helping my son. >> reporter: in june, irena will go back to work singing for seniors. hoping that some day she'll be able to pay off her pile of covid-19 medical bills. elizabeth cohen, cnn reporting. >> thanks to elizabeth cohen for that report. look, the indy 500 runs today. our coy wire is there live. coy? >> hi boris, we are here at indianap...