LCK In The News

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.

Sky's technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe has suffered with long COVID for more than 18 months, and documented his continued struggle.
"Increasingly we're trying to get on with our lives, aren't we, and ignore COVID and ignore COVID infections and reinfections... That's really the worst thing you could do."
Roland met with

The Charities team provided pro bono advice and assistance to Sammie [CEO LCK] to register Long Covid Kids as a charity with the Charity Commission in 2021.
“Without support from Charles Russell Speechlys, we wouldn't have been able to get registered as a charity and start being able to support families, children and young people in the way that we have.”

Doctor Binita Kane is not just a member of SAGE, but also an expert in respiratory illnesses. She is an advocate for charity Long Covid Kids, which specialises in helping children with the condition.
As well as increasing the risk of neuropsychiatric conditions, long Covid could also increase the risk of cardiovascular issues in children. In fact, it already is.