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The Story of David Gualdarrama, a Man Whose Resilience Helped Him Overcome COVID

I was a normal guy going to the gym. I didn’t have any history of illnesses – nothing just a normal guy with a normal life. Last year around August I got COVID…

In Memory of Sylvia and Michael Koire, a Couple Whose Love Lasted Until the Very End

My beautiful mother, Sylvia Koire, and my sweet step-father, Michael Koire, died 3 days apart in August 2020. They tested on Friday, he went to the..

In Memory of Kathleen A. Best, Whose Life of Adventure was Halted by Long Haul COVID

In March of 2020 I was 69 and living my dream life. I was in my 7th year of being a nomad, living in my conversion van, wandering the country, volunteering in state parks and having awesome experiences and meeting new friends.

The Story of Alicia Roxanne James, A Woman Currently Living the Nightmare of Long Covid

I was working at major grocery store where I caught covid 19. It was the week of thanksgiving when I started coughing and wheezing, but I just thought I was having an Asthma attack.

In Memory of Steven Roy Johnson, a Husband and Father With the Patience of a Saint

Steve checked into Blake Hospital in Bradenton, Florida on Nov 19, 2020 for wound debridement and closure surgery. He was Covid Tested on Nov 17 and it was negative.

The Story of Yolian Ayala Ferrer, a Life Changed Unimaginably by Covid

I write to you on behalf of my dear friend Yolian Ayala Ferrer. She is an amazing, young woman, a daughter, a wife, a mother, and an inspiration to all around her. She took ill with COVID in September 2021 and quickly worsened to the state of being placed on a ventilator.

The Story of David Gualdarrama, a Man Whose Resilience Helped Him Overcome COVID

In Memory of Sylvia and Michael Koire, a Couple Whose Love Lasted Until the Very End

In Memory of Kathleen A. Best, Whose Life of Adventure was Halted by Long Haul COVID

The Story of Alicia Roxanne James, A Woman Currently Living the Nightmare of Long Covid

In Memory of Steven Roy Johnson, a Husband and Father With the Patience of a Saint

The Story of Yolian Ayala Ferrer, a Life Changed Unimaginably by Covid

In Memory of John and Linda Slater, A Couple Who Did Everything Together and Died 3 Days Apart Due to Covid

In Memory of Mario Pedraza, A Daughter’s Story of Surviving Without Her Dad

The Story of Maura Figuerrez, A Covid Survivor’s Continuing Journey to Recovery

The Story of Linda Coco – A Devoted Lawyer and Professor Still Fighting to Overcome Her Long Covid Symptoms

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