LCK In The News

Our charity CEO Sammie discusses Long Covid and the aims of the charity with Jeremy Vine on his BBC Radio 2 show

Rosie Pidgeon, 17, is one of more than 100,000 children across the UK affected by the condition.
Her extreme fatigue, headaches and muscle pain meant she had to drop out of school and did not sit her A-levels.
But an exhibition of her art on display at the Island Arts Centre in Lisburn is a window into her world.

The effects of Long Covid can be persistent and debilitating, and for many parents, the cumulative effect of their child catching COVID-19 again on top of their Long Covid symptoms is a genuine concern.
Twinkl has partnered with Long Covid Kids and has lots of resources to help parents and educators understand the condition and support children.

The Community Arts Walkway exhibition titled ‘I am still here- giving a voice to Long Covid Kids’ displays a collection of artworks to raise awareness of the long-term debilitating effect COVID-19 on young people, which is now on view until 28 January 2023.
Rosie Pidgeon has had Long Covid for 15 Months. This exhibition is the result of her struggles at school. Some of the pieces started life as work for her AS level in Art.
Rosie often feels like the illness has made her fade from view, which has prompted her to say “I Am Still Here”.

A nine-year-old Aberdeenshire girl with long-term Covid problems has been forced to seek expensive online support and head to London for a private appointment.
Anna Hendy’s experience was raised at the Scottish Parliament. The nine-year-old, of Westhill, Aberdeenshire, has been battling health problems since her family fell ill with the virus in March 2020.