From Long Covid Bedbound to Running After Toddler (Rachael’s Story)
@RaelanAgle
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Summary
Rachael, a former athlete and personal trainer, battled long COVID after contracting COVID-19 in June 2021. Her condition left her bedridden and struggling with both physical and emotional challenges. Despite initial setbacks with graded exercise therapy, Rachael found hope and progress through brain retraining techniques such as curable app-mediated therapies and meditation. Her recovery journey was marked by reclaiming movement at her pace and redefining her ambitions, eventually leading her to help others through her exercise program tailored for those recovering from chronic conditions.
Quotes
- I generally just thought it would have an infection like everyone else does and most people do and it will just pass me by.
- I lost all hope I generally thought I would never be well again and that was it for my life.
- It gave me a Lifeline it gave me a reason to keep going.
- Those first few months I was like grieving my athletic self and I desperately wanted to move.
- I've been recovered now for well I think I started saying it sometime last year but some middle last year but that I wasn't symptomatic and free when I said that.