Long Covid Healing Aid

Dear Friends,

I am reaching out to ask for your support in my journey of healing long covid, a sickness that I have suffered for 3,5 years now, as a result of gotten infected with the covid-19 virus first in March of 2020, another time in March of 2022 and third time in August 2023.

There are many variants of long covid as there are many variants of the covid-19 virus too, and the symptoms vary from person to person. What I have is a more severe form of long covid that has radically affected the basic life-sustaining functions in my body such as cellular functions, brain functions and functioning of the whole nervous system. The symptoms are many, and they have varied along the way, but what is left now is a sense of profound exhaustion, ongoing inflammation, neurological symptoms, and daily fevers. The body has lost its capability to recover normally from daily activities, and the result of even joyful activities such as simple walk is often more pain in the body, strong brain fog and fevers. This makes long covid a very challenging sickness physically, emotionally, and mentally.

As western medicine in general cannot offer much support in healing post-viral illnesses such as long covid, I have been trying out different healing modalities and natural supplements. Many of them have been very supportive, and I´ve been able to collect lots of information about this kind of sickness, both its causes as well as different ways of healing. Although there is no single direct way to heal as we are all individuals, certain principles do come up frequently both in the research field and in my own experience.

At this point, based on my experience, I understand that to heal this kind of sickness, there are many areas that need to be supported at the same time. Though I am lucky to have many self-healing techniques and practices to support my own part of the healing journey, my self-healing efforts are not enough to regain full health. Professional help is needed in the field of natural healing modalities, such as external therapies through treatments and internal therapies through herbs, supplements, and diet.

I´ve found acupuncture and biodynamic osteopathy very helpful in terms of body treatments and there are certain supplements that have proved to be efficient in relieving and slowly healing the symptoms. However, this kind of healing takes a lot of time and consistency with regular treatments and constant care.

As I have not been able to engage in working life normally for the past 3,5 years, I have been struggling financially to cover even the basic costs of everyday life. Long covid is one of those sicknesses that are not recognized or regarded “official” in many countries, which is the case in my country too, so the basic level of social security that normally should be there doesn´t apply well or at all. Due to these conditions I do not have the financial resources to fund the treatments and the supplements that support the healing process.

This is an open-hearted appeal for financial support in order to keep up the treatments and supplements that are needed in the process of regaining health. And although this appeal concerns my journey with long covid, I believe by helping one person to heal from this sickness, the ripple effect will expand for many others too. Long covid is one of those sicknesses that is not yet recognized or researched enough. According to recent accounts of WHO, there are more than 20 million people in Europe alone suffering from long covid without knowing how to heal from it or getting the support they need. I feel personally committed to helping others through my experience with this sickness, as it has changed my whole being radically.

If you feel moved to support me, you can make your contribution through this campaign or contacting me personally. My goal is to raise 1000€ for continuing treatments and supplements. Before launching this campaign, I was deeply moved to receive the support of altogether 1600€ from generous individuals. I have been using that support for treatments and supplements during the past year and this has really been a crucial part of the healing process. Any amount you can give is deeply appreciated, and no amount is too small to make a difference.

With lots of warmth,

Anna-Kaisa

P.S. If youwould like to know more about long covid, I am adding few links here for you to read. In addition, there are many articles and research papers available online.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/19/sci...

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/13-09-2022-at...