Hummingbirds balance between work and rest, which is a big part of long Covid. This is a spatuletail hummingbird which has a unique tail. I believe this can represent that we are all unique in our own way, alongside similarities.

Olivia, 14

Olivia, 14

I Can See That Nobody Can See Long Covid But It Still Exists

March 15th Long COVID Awareness Day

It's photography, I took this picture during sunset at a local park and found many amazing photo opportunities, but I thought this one gave a feeling of hope because of the calming colors, the reflection of the water, and how comforting it looked.

I have been sick since 2020 with Long COVID and sending art that I created each year. Doing art has been an outlet when I can do it.

I have been sick since 2020 with Long COVID and sending art that I created each year. Doing art has been an outlet when I can do it.

I have been sick since 2020 with Long COVID and sending art that I created each year. Doing art has been an outlet when I can do it.

"Pax" is an oil and acrylic on canvas painting about Paxlovid. I received Paxlovid for my second COVID infection, though my first is what disabled me. This was my first large painting after getting sick with Long COVID.

My disrupted life - a sculpture showing how long covid has stopped me from doing all the things I love and is keeping me trapped.

So I have written a lot of poems to express home feeling about Long Covid, but this is when I wrote recently when I was at a creative writing workshop. we had to use a photo from nature that meant something to us and here in Belfast, there’s a really lovely sea park which has a long stretch of beach and me and my best friends from taekwondo to go all the time before I got sick so I wrote a little poem about my feelings around it.

Keren developed long COVID a few weeks after her 1st COVID infection in Jan 2022. She was 5 years old and fully vaccinated. She has slowly recovered over 2 years, but knows that a 2nd COVID infection could bring back her symptoms even worse than before. She does everything she can to avoid a 2nd COVID infection, including masking indoors at all times and avoiding large crowds. She distinctly remembers the day that she woke up and couldn't walk at age 5 - and how sick and tired she felt for 2 years. She still sandwiches activity with rest and has learned how to listen to her body and rest when needed. Keren drew our house, complete with Mommy and Daddy (and maybe a younger sister and dog in there too), showing where she rests when she doesn't feel well. She hopes for a day with better COVID vaccines and treatments for kids so that she never has to worry about contracting COVID again and experiencing a return of her debilitating symptoms.