David Tried It All for Long Covid: The Surprising Approach That Worked
@RaelanAgle
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Summary
David Cahun, an engineer and former athlete from Lafayette, Colorado, shares his journey with long Covid, which began after an asymptomatic Covid-19 case in February 2023. He discusses the shift from a highly active lifestyle to facing significant health challenges, including brain fog, high blood pressure, and severe loss of endurance. David emphasizes the critical role of mindset in his recovery, drawing on his Buddhist beliefs to navigate the physical and emotional hurdles of his condition. Despite setbacks, he maintains his belief in recovery and the body’s ability to heal itself.
Quotes
- I mean it feels like you've lost your life. It feels like you can't do the things that you used to be able to do and there a deep sense of grief, sense of loss.
- I have a firm belief that the body is capable of healing itself if you give it the right signals.
- What we've seen is that stress is the cause of the dysfunction and causes the feedback kind of keeps us from recovering.
- I was lucky because I never was affected as badly as some other people were. I could always go out, maybe do like a very short walk, build my way up.