Long COVID: Meet the young family who have all suffered symptoms for an entire year
As the UK looks to mark the first anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown on 23 March, Sky News has spoken to one family who say they have lived constantly with the after effects of the virus for a year.
Charlie, 37, her husband Zed, 41, and their five children – Nico, 15, Beck, 12, Indiana, 10, Emmett, 8, and Mimi, 5 – fell ill with the virus in March last year.
All of them – particularly the children – have been suffering ever since.
Charlie said the list of symptoms is "extensive", including headaches, eye issues, nose bleeds, body rashes, horrific tummy pains, gastric issues, severe lethargy, allergic reactions, peeling hands, and feet and mouth ulcers.
"It's such a long list that at times you can't believe that they've all been related to this illness," Charlie said.
The family have been getting help from a support group, Long COVID Kids, which wants specialist clinics to be set up for children with the condition.
Charlie said the ordeal the family has been through "really made me question my sanity at times". She added: "Long COVID centres are being set up, but they're not for children, so there is nowhere for them to be referred to. I'm really worried about the long-term health issues."
Source: Sky News, 13 March 2021