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Celebrities Speak Out on Long Covid

Post-Covid conditions do not discriminate. This week we would like to share with you some of the famous Long Haulers who are speaking out about their health stuggles since catching Covid.



NBC New York

Actress Alyssa Milano Details Long COVID Battle: ‘Every Symptom Imaginable’

By: Linda Gaudino
Actress Alyssa Milano still struggles with lingering symptoms over two years since recovering from an acute COVID-19 infection.


GuitarWorld.com

Dave Navarro opens up on his six-month battle with “long Covid”

By: Matt Owen
News Writer

IMAGE: Navarro performing on stage, guitar in hand. Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images


TheGuardian.com

NHL’s Brandon Sutter says long Covid has sidelined him for entire season

IMAGE: Brandon Sutter: ‘Being out all year like this, watching the guys, is tough’. Photograph: Dan Hamilton/USA Today Sports


ESPN.com

‘Is this my life now?’: Clemson defensive end Justin Foster’s — and my — struggle with long-haul COVID

By: T.J. Quinn
ESPN Staff Writer

IMAGE: Before the 2020 college football season, Clemson defensive end Justin Foster was a likely fourth- to seventh-round NFL draft pick. Then COVID-19 sidelined him. Credit Jeff Silva/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images


BBC.com

Lewis Hamilton (Seven time World Champ) suspects he has long Covid after Hungarian Grand Prix

By Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

IMAGE: Hamilton fought back to third position after being last Credit: GETTY IMAGES


BBC London

The footballer living with long Covid- BBC London

Long Covid has taken Finlay MacNab out of professional football for more than a year. Finlay was playing for the League One team, AFC Wimbledon until he caught Covid in September


Sky News

Actor Emma Samms on living with long-Covid

In a breathless interview with Dermot Murnaghan, actor Emma Samms describes what her life has been like since contracting COVID last year.

Sky News interview with actor Emma Samms about here experience with Long Covid

City News

Edmonton musician (Royal Tusk)battles severe long-COVID

Known for his high energy on stage as the vocalist for Royal Tusk, these days Daniel Carriere struggles to even play music or hold a conversation without being hit with debilitating symptoms of severe long-COVID.

Edmonton musician battles severe long-COVID



Jimbo Jackson

This compilation is dedicated to
Jimbo Jackson.

Jackson was a Long Hauler, husband, father, county commissioner, and school principal who fought for Covid Safety.

This awful, no-discrimination, and invisible enemy to ALL of our daily lives.

Jimbo Jackson, after testing positive in July 2020

Jackson passed on May 28th 2022, surrounded by loved-ones, after suffering complications from Long Covid. Jackson tested positive in July 2020. The former teacher, who was 55, leaves behind a wife, two daughters, and two stepsons.

Thank you Mr. Jackson for doing everything in your power to keep people safe. ♥

READ MORE ABOUT JACKSON’S PASING >



Long Covid as a cause of Death – 06/03/2022
The CDC is analyzing more than 100 deaths that could be attributed to long Covid. It is unclear how long Covid is a contributing factor. The National Center for Disease statistics is set to publish preliminary data from its analysis in the coming days.

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