Shannon Sims
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 1 year
- Published
- Mar 2022
Summary
She credits her recovery to mind-body practices including meditation, guided imagery, expressive writing, biofeedback, and nature exposure, with no drug, supplement, or named branded program cited on the page. She became ill in March 2020 with a two-week acute phase of extreme fatigue and dangerously low blood oxygen, followed by months of post-acute panic attacks, brain fog, memory loss, and reduced physical capacity while she continued working. She describes a gradual turn for the better over several months, marking a one-year milestone by climbing a mountain equivalent to 25 flights of stairs versus struggling with a single flight earlier, and says COVID "has truly made it into the rear-view mirror and grows smaller and smaller in the distance." She describes the path there as "one step forward and 10 steps back." No relapse after recovery is mentioned; she now works as an integrative wellness coach supporting other Long COVID patients through the Aila Health platform.
Read it in their words
longcovidcured.com — a recovery advocacy site.
What they credit
Credits Hyperbaric & oxygen, Brain retraining, Meditation, yoga, breathwork.
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