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Long COVID Severe → near normalIll for 1.33 years

Karen's recovery story

Karenlivingproof.org.uk

Condition
Long COVID
At worst
Severe (mostly bedbound)
Ill for
1.33 years
Published
No date given

Summary

Karen had long COVID from September 2022 and was signed off work for three months, housebound and using a wheelchair outdoors. A clinic pacing programme got her only to about 10 to 30% capacity. From late 2023 she used the neuroplastic mind-body approach, including the Curable app, and by January 2024 she could walk 4.5 miles. She now reports about 90-95% capacity and is living her life again.

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What they tried

What they credit

Curable app and neuroplastic mind-body approach· Helped a lot · mainrest· Helpedclinic 8-week pacing programme (Cambridge and Peterborough post-covid service)· Helpedbrain training (word swaps, pep talks, safe sensory home base)· Helpedmeditation and visualisation· Helped

Also tried

healthy sleep and nutrition habits· Helpedreturn-to-exercise programme through the clinic· Not saidoccupational therapy and peer-to-peer support· Not said

Approaches: Brain retraining · Mind-body practices · Pacing

Their path

Very severeSevereModerateMildNear normalRecoveredonset12 mo2 y

How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, from when the illness began. Hover a point to see what happened and what they link it to. Open dots mark a change they link to a treatment, orange ones a setback. What the levels mean.

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WhenWhat happenedWhere they wereAfter
September 2022caught COVID-19 for the second time; brain fog and low energy while still workingMild
early December 2022signed off work, housebound, in bed or on the sofa, using a wheelchair outsideSevere
early 2023gradual improvement with rest; began 1-2 hour work days in February 2023ModerateRadical rest
New Year's Day 2024walked 4.5 miles after starting the neuroplastic mind-body approachMildSarno / TMS / somatic tracking / JournalSpeak
June 2025back at about 90-95% capacity and living her life againNear normal

Symptoms mentioned

Brain fogLight & noise sensitivityMuscle weaknessPain & fibromyalgiaPost-exertional malaise

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