Category Archives: Your Stories

Maggie, 48, is a teacher living in Belfast. She started feeling unwell in March 2020 and has been living with symptoms ever since. She’s been referred to a 6-week COVID support programme, but has had to give up her job for the time being. I started to feel unwell in March 2020, starting off withContinue reading “COVID-19 has put my job on hold”

Kevin, who is 51 and has asthma, caught COVID-19 in March 2020. I was diagnosed with asthma 7 years ago. I’m careful to take my medication correctly, as well as taking my peak flow every day. When my management is in check, my asthma is fine and doesn’t affect my day to day life. MyContinue reading “My cough was so bad, I had to sleep sitting up”

Kirsty, who has asthma, caught coronavirus in early March. She explains what she went through, and how her continuing symptoms have affected her everyday life and asthma. When I first started feeling unwell, I put it down to a busy week at work. I phoned the doctors and they mentioned the possibility of me havingContinue reading “More support is needed for people with COVID-19”

John is 35 and before he caught coronavirus, was in good health. He was fit, a keen footballer and used to being on his feet 10 hours a day. He’s now left with continuing fatigue and breathlessness. On 19 March, I started coughing. The next day, I didn’t go into work. By 1pm I hadContinue reading “Coronavirus wiped me out”

Nikki, a physiotherapist who helps people with breathing problems, shares her experience of having Covid and recovering. Just before lockdown, I developed symptoms that felt like I was getting a cold. Or it could have been I was very tired after a weekend away with friends to celebrate my birthday! From time to time IContinue reading “My lungs felt like they were going to explode if I coughed”