Archive - Life With Long Covid

Holidays Can Be the Hardest Time

Living with Long Covid when routine disappears and energy becomes uncertain

Mar 31 • Paul Ian Clarke

The Week After Hope

When recovery doesn’t disappear—but it refuses to stay

Mar 20 • Paul Ian Clarke

61: "It's great that you are getting better"

Mar 13 • Paul Ian Clarke

18:14

The Improvements I Nearly Missed With Long Covid

How tracking my symptoms during oxygen therapy revealed small but meaningful improvements I hadn’t even noticed.

Mar 6 • Paul Ian Clarke

60: "What does your daily routine look like?"

Mar 2 • Paul Ian Clarke

17:13

February 2026

When the Sun Shines but Your Body Slows

Why warmer days lift my mood but weigh down my limbs

Feb 26 • Paul Ian Clarke

59: "Are you still ill?"

The Realities of Living With A Chronic illness

Feb 23 • Paul Ian Clarke

17:17

Breathing Again: An Update from the Chamber

Clarity, cautious hope, and what three sessions inside a hyperbaric chamber are teaching me about recovery.

Feb 17 • Paul Ian Clarke

58: "You look like a pilot from Top Gun"

Experiencing oxygen therapy and how Long Covid has redefined who I am.

Feb 13 • Paul Ian Clarke

21:11

Inside the Oxygen Chamber

A first session with high-dose oxygen therapy, and what it felt like one day later

Feb 10 • Paul Ian Clarke

57: "What do you do all day?"

Feb 6 • Paul Ian Clarke

22:00

Living in the Moment

Chronic illness teaches you how to survive the present, but it still asks you to reckon with the future.

Feb 3 • Paul Ian Clarke

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