LCK In The News

"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."

“We had to leave the country to access care for my son, which I just don’t think is acceptable.
What I’m finding the hardest is just feeling completely abandoned by the Government in terms of them providing any services for my children.”

"Victoria’s symptoms persisted for weeks, then months... The silver lining is finding Long COVID Kids and the support they have been able to offer and the support I’ve been able to give,” says Sarah"

Long Covid Kids Scotland, which represents and supports children and young people living with the effects of coronavirus, told Health Minister Humza Yousaf, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Labour Deputy Leader Jackie Baillie that ‘enough is enough’. The group want more resources and a strategy to improve care for the 10,000 children estimated to be living with the illness.