LCK In The News

13 year-old Pixie lives in York and caught the virus just over a year ago but still comes home from school exhausted and has aches and pains. Pixie said "Since January it's just gone up and down, in Summer I feel better, in Winter I feel awful because I just come home and I'm in pain, I get cold and I can't go to school."
Her Mum Mary says it's heart-breaking to see her daughter still unwell after all this time. She is also calling for more research into the condition.
Dr Sarah Baz from the University of York said “We need more investment in LC healthcare support, improved access to services and greater recognition for the condition. We must also address mistrust in healthcare services amongst ethnic minorities to provide them better support."

12-year-old Tillie Adams says she's desperate to get her old life back after more than two years of suffering with long Covid.
Tillie was hospitalised with Covid-19 in December 2020 and her weight plummeted, she now needs a feeding tube. She still struggles with sickness, pain and exhaustion two years later.

The most common symptoms of long COVID in children are fatigue and headaches, but young people can also have a range of other symptoms including chest pain, persistent cough, dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain, anxiety and low mood.
We don’t know whether all children with long COVID will recover or how long this will take. Parents’ narratives suggest that symptoms may fluctuate over time, and that it’s not uncommon to have a period of apparent recovery and then relapse some months later.
Binita Kane and Tracy Briggs share tips based on their own experiences as parents supporting children with Long Covid.

Naomi got Covid at the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
Although she didn't feel too unwell at the time, the virus has continued to significantly impact her life.
The BBC Young Reporter Competition regional winner has share her story about living with Long Covid whilst being a teenager.

Having long Covid can be a lonely place, particularly if you are a child, or the parent of a child who is seriously struggling.
In the second episode, hosts Dan Walker and Ruth Liptrot talk to two long Covid mums, Sammie McFarland and Jana Touati Mikusova, about their experience.