LCK In The News

Jake O'Connell has had Covid-19 3 times. Jake went from being a typical, high energy boy to being exhausted and unable to go out. His symptoms include Paediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and new onset Coeliac disease.
"He was in pain and we didn't realise how bad it was for him" Paul says

We are delighted that our CEO and founder Sammie McFarland has been recognised as a Coronation Champion by His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Sammie said: “It’s a great honour. This will hopefully shine a light on Long Covid in children and our charity. We have been fighting so hard to raise awareness and this recognition is for all the hard work the team has been doing"

A 10-year-old girl has spoken about the pain of being hardly unable to walk and the "constant headaches" she suffers after developing serious complications from Covid.
Libby Harris, 10, from Penarth was a "very fit" and "sporty" young girl before she caught Covid-19 from her brother in February 2022.

Lorna, who lives in Penicuik in Midlothian, said her local GP was helpful and concerned for Caitlin, but it has been difficult to understand why she hasn't recovered like her friends. "She still gets pains in her legs, that's probably the worst thing along with the fatigue. There's breathlessness, chest and tummy pain, brain fog and she gets quite light-headed at times."
16 year old Abigail from East Dunbartonshire has "been bed-bound for a year now, but was first diagnosed on September 6 2021, that's when our lives changed forever," says her Mum Heather.

Amanda Jelley is the mother of 16-year-old long Covid patient Elizabeth Jelley. Alongside looking after Elizabeth while her husband works overseas, Elizabeth has her own struggles to deal with. Soon after her daughter developed long Covid, she went blind. Because Amanda can no longer drive they are forced to use local bus services or taxis costing around a hundred pounds for a one-way journey to the hospital.