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Richard and his family caught Covid in March 2020. He and his son have suffered from multiple and very debilitating symptoms in remitting and relapsing waves for almost two years, including chest pain, insomnia, brain fog, and fatigue. Even though…
Richard is a Locum GP, married with two children a son (13 years) and a daughter (11 years). Ethnicity: White British.
At the start of the school year (September 2021), Rosie was in close contact with a friend at school who tested positive for Covid. She then realised she had lost her sense of taste and so self-isolated for 10 days…
Rosie was 16 at the time of the interview and in year 12 at school doing her AS levels. She lives at home with her parents and has three younger...
Colin’s 16-year-old daughter caught Covid at beginning of term in September 2021. She initially lost her sense of taste and had only mild symptoms but did not test positive for Covid on two PCR tests. After isolating, Colin’s daughter developed…
Colin is a technical analyst and is married with five children, aged 19, 16, 14, 12 and 8. Ethnicity: Northern Irish.
Around March 2020, William started to get Covid symptoms and since then has experienced “on and off” Long Covid symptoms. William’s mum and twin brother also suffer from Long Covid and when they all first got ill “we couldn’t really…
William is 12 and lives with his mum, twin and older brother. Ethnicity: White English.
Claire and her sons caught Covid in March 2020. Her oldest son had alarmingly purple/blackening toes for many months but thankfully felt fine, while Claire was badly affected after five days, and both the twins were unwell. Claire and her…
Claire works part time in consultancy. Claire lives with her three sons – twins aged 12 years and a 17-year-old.
James caught Covid in 2020. He says his symptoms never improved and that they still come and go in “a kind of on and off pattern.” James’s mum and twin brother also have Long Covid and he feels like “…the…
James is 12 and lives with his mum, twin and older brother. Ethnicity: White English.
Catherine’s youngest son caught Covid at school in December 2020 just before his 16th birthday. Initially he wasn’t particularly ill with Covid but in the following months was admitted three times to hospital and was seen by a number of different…
Catherine is a GP and a single parent, with three children aged 17, 21 and 25. Ethnicity: White British.
Jake developed Covid symptoms in late November 2020 at the same time as five of his classmates but didn’t have a positive Covid test. He felt that NHS doctors have tried their best but don’t know what’s going on, so…
Jake is a 16-year-old student living with his mother. Ethnicity: White British.
In October 2020, Kate started to feel a bit unwell. Her symptoms deteriorated and she describes continuing to remain unwell for months. Kate says it was “a tough time to be ill” and that she was “just not able to…
Kate is 48 and lives with her partner and 2 children. Ethnicity: White.
Maria developed Covid symptoms in late December and got a positive Covid test on her daughter’s third birthday party. Maria’s Long Covid symptoms have lasted longer than she thought, and she felt that her husband had to do a lot…
Maria is a 41-year-old woman living with her husband, 7-year-old son, and 3-year-old daughter, and works in local economic regeneration. Ethnicity: White British.
