LCK In The News

Kitty contracted COVID-19 in March 2020. To this day she is still struggling.
Her mother Sammie, who went on to found Long COVID Kids, an international charity based in the United Kingdom, voices concern about the lack of recognition for long COVID in young people.
Sammie's charity, Long COVID Kids, has been calling for biomedical research and a focus on prevention.

Libby's fundraiser, The Big Push is to raise money for the charity Long Covid Kids, who have supported her.
"We wanted to do something positive as a fundraiser"
Mum Helen said "A lot of people don't understand long Covid and don't understand why she's in a wheelchair if she can physically walk. She just can't walk for that long."

Dr Anna Brookes, LCK Champion, says urgent research into Long Covid in children needs to be prioritised.
"The last four months have been a rollercoaster for 14-year-old Jaime Warrington and her family.
After a school trip in April she got Covid-19. Weeks later the extreme fatigue was still lingering... Then things deteriorated even further."

"Since having Covid I have a constant headache, can't sleep at night, am very dizzy...I'm not able to stand or walk" she said. "I get breathless doing small things."
Kate Davies, of Long Covid Kids, said children often go "under the radar" due to a lack of awareness, as well as there being no precedent on how they will be treated.

Rosie Pidgeon, 17, was a champion Irish dancer. In September 2021, she contracted coronavirus. 11 months on, Rosie continues to live with Long Covid which has debilitated her, leaving her with daily migraines, extreme fatigue, and muscle pain. Rosie's Dad, Colin, says "A lot of people have been heavily impacted by this and their lives have been destroyed."