As always, thanks for sharing this information!

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As seems to be the way of things, this is well above my pay grade but as it's something i've long suspected may be relevent... indeed, i used to talk openly about a possible correlation between ME/CFS and Long Covid, but because no evidence was forthcoming i stopped talking about it... it now looks like i may have been onto something after all.

COVID-19 dramatically raises the risk of developing ME/CFS
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250116/COVID-19-dramatically-raises-the-risk-of-developing-MECFS.aspx#


Source:
Incidence and Prevalence of Post-COVID-19 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A Report from the Observational RECOVER-Adult Study
https://rdcu.be/d6xxG

There is also this:
Multiple Covid Infections Associated with Long Covid
https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/press-release/medical/multiple-covid-infections-associated-with-long-covid/

However, at time of typing i can't find a working link to the paper above so i'm discounting it as a credible source for the moment, and as such won't quote from it... that said, i do feel that it would be remiss not to mention its existence.

As an aisde, there appears to be an abundance of papers being published this week about Long Covid and i can't help asking myself why this sudden rush to publish papers?... i won't go into my suspicions because that will likely label me a conspiracy theorist, not for the first time since 2020, but here's another recently published paper:

Choroid plexus volume is enlarged in long COVID and associated with cognitive and brain changes
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02886-x


I could go on but i'll close with this heartbreaking read, yes believe it or not, while i didn't end up in a psychaitric ward had i lived alone there is every chance i could have ended up on one but thankfully i had family around me who helped me to get through this very dark and lonely time.

Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
https://time.com/7206080/long-covid-psychiatric-wards/

There are no words to explain what living with Long Covid is like, this is likely as close as you can get if you've never experienced it:

‘The pandemic isn’t over’: my year of long Covid – video

https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2025/jan/14/the-pandemic-isnt-over-my-year-of-long-covid-video

The Guardian also uploaded the video to YouTube so if the link above doesn't work in you geographical location you shoud be able to view it here:
https://youtu.be/3mzG8j16FlQ?si=q_h0PP8dylhhxh4h

I can't say this strongly enough, don't be fooled by how healthy Darren might look at times in the video, what you don't get to see is the endless hours of dibilitation and utter inability to function that Long Covid can have on people.

I'm only a few weeks from when i was first infected by Covid-19 in Feb 2020 (nearly 5 years now) and i'm still fighting to get my life back on track so please don't be dismissive when someone tells you they are struggling with Long Covid.

Unless you've been effected by Long Covid the chances are you have no idea what it's like.

A little compassion and a little biting your tongue (if you don't believe) goes a long way.

Watched this 11 minute video below and felt i had to share it here, i'm still not sure what to make of it but it certainly perked my interest, not least because when i thought my sleep issues were beginning to be behind me, they still keep coming back.

Before i post the link i would like to say that the Doctor in the video uses his channel to fund his work in the background, i don't have an issue with that because i've been following his channel on YouTube for a year or more now and i'm used to filtering out his 'self promotion', that said others may have an issue with it so i want to get that out the way first so you can decide whether you want to watch it or not.

That out the way, i'd never heard of 'Coronasomnia' before but i can 100% relate to it and that's why i sat with my jaw hitting the floor when i first watched it a day or so ago. I'd also never heard of the 2022 published paper he refers too:

Coronasomnia in Employees without a Direct Contact with COVID-19 Infected Patients in Their Workplace
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071194

I wish i had known about it sooner because if i had it might have helped stop me from believing that this was just another symptom that i could have done more to alleviate... in other words, one that i thought wasn't actually real and was down to me not doing more.

It also opens yet another avenue of Long Covid that i need to research, like what in the heck is Ventro lateral preoptic nucleus (VLPO) & Tuberomammillary nucleus (TMN)? And what, if any, impact does that have on what i suspect is damaged in my case... the pineal gland?

Add that now i know Covid-19 can be a cause of disrupted sleep, albeit so far only with this suspected mechanism, what in the heck do i do with that knowledge and how do i confront a medical professional (i.e. my GP) with it to get them to take me seriously... so far i have been gaslit by a lot by medics on this issue recently.

That's mostly a rhetorical question i'm asking but if anyone has any suggestions or comments i'll be open to hear them.

The Youtube video link:

IS Coronasomnia RUINING Your Sleep?
https://www.youtube.com/live/nER3Ay2Bj5Y?si=1gX2ejMChIbOJyHk

Long Covid is like the gift that just keeps giving, i'd love to hand that gift back because i no longer want it, but like super glue it won't let go.

I kind of mean this tongue in cheek, but at the same time it angers me, why?

Because it's nothing we don't already know, so how much more money is being wasted on research that has already been proven instead of being spent on finding meaningful results?

Long COVID Impairs Exercise Capacity and Cognition for Years
January 23, 2025
https://neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-cognition-exercise-28381/


I knew all this nearly three years ago <enter expletive!>

Just read the article again... what the <enter polite word> is PCS?, i thought we'd moved past orginisations making up acronyms for Long Covid/Long Haul Covid/PASC/Post Viral Disease and any other number of names/acronyms you've heard in the past 5 years... apparently not when it comes to justifying their funding... now i'm angry!!

New MRI Study Uncovers Hidden Lung Abnormalities in Children With Long COVID
https://scitechdaily.com/new-mri-study-uncovers-hidden-lung-abnormalities-in-children-with-long-covid/

I cherry picked a couple of quotes from the article above to give a feel for what this is about, the original paper is marked as "Free Access" and you'll find that at the end of this post if you want to delve into the details.




Published paper:
Phase-resolved Functional Lung MRI Reveals Distinct Lung Perfusion Phenotype in Children and Adolescents with Post–COVID-19 Condition
https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.241596

Some very interesting info in this video if you look beyond the limited self promotion, at nearly an hour long it's not for the faint-hearted but there are some very interesting discussion points, namely the Gut Microbiome and what happens in the Colon of some people.... the latter in particular had me fascinated because i could relate to it when it was discussed, how did i not see it for myself? <-- It seems so obvious now i think about it and it's been pointed out to me!

I've suffered from diarrhea like stools for over 4 years now that no matter what was tried they wouldn't solidify (sorry, there's no polite way of talking about that) until about 3 weeks ago when all of a sudden they did change, at the same time they changed my sleep pattern reverted to normal and it hasn't changed since (my bad tonight for posting this late, my choice, not Covid this time), my energy level and love of cooking and wanting to be active have also gone through the roof.

Whether coincidence or not i have no idea but i will say this, the slow recovery i've gone through has happened in the strangest and most obscure ways so i'm writing nothing out and when you couple it with the video below there is no way i'm discounting anything, especially when 2 clinicians discuss their findings that appear to be relevant to my experience of Long Covid.
Another point of interest that seems trivial yet so pertinent for me to this day, conformation that Doctors (well, one anyway) agrees with me that Long Covid has been far too narrowly defined for far too long, and the definition of who has Long Covid, and who doesn't, needs to be changed.

Gut Health REVOLUTION Starts with Your Microbiome!
https://www.youtube.com/live/DTanhwMJ0EQ?si=JYs-o4l2FzcLupxy

I've read a number of articles that point to a link between gut health and overall health, as well as a number of articles suggesting that Long COVID was sometimes due to COVID having attacked the microbiome in the gut.

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Steve, i've lost count of how may papers and videos i've watched on Covid attacking the gut microbiome, possibly more importantly than that, the immune system (look up IgG4 if you haven't already) ... the problem with most of them is they're not spoken or written for a lay person to understand (heck, i've been self teaching myself for 5 years now and Google is still in full meltdown!) so with that in mind i tend to skip past them on CH, which is a shame because there is a wealth of information out there that mainstream media just refuses to report on.

If people knew half of what i've read they'd be horrified... i've tried to give the occasional nudge on here without going into details but i'm always mindful that this isn't a medical journal so try and reign myself in... the truth will out one day though.

Once again i'm not sure where to post this, but again i can't think of a better thread so i'm posting it here.

Much of what follows below has been in the public domain for a while but it's the first time i've seen it laid out in a way that much of it makes sense for me to share when it's all put together in one short presentation... before i say any more i'd just like to say that i am not religious in any way but i am deeply spiritual in the sense that i believe we are all a part of something beyond our comprehension, quite what that is i can't begin to understand but i am a firm believer that we are all on this planet for a reason no matter how small or great of an impact we have.

That made clear, if you've followed anything i've written here in the last 5 years you'll be more than aware of what i've been through; the lows, the highs, the fear, the setbacks, and at times the overwhelming belief that i'm alone and a lost cause that is about to expire with no help whatsoever.

If there is such a thing as a test that everyone has to go through at least once in their life then i've been well and truly tested and so have hundreds of thousands, if not millions, just like me and i want to get to the truth of how that was allowed to happen when there is little doubt we have all been lied too... not just me and those like me, but the healthy as well.

I'm slowly finding answers to what happened to me pathologically but one of my biggest unanswered question is how or where did this come from?

In my naivety back in 2020 i trusted what UK Govt told me, i'm now 100% convinced that was a lie.

When you watch something like this that's backed up with science and first hand accounts... it's hard for me to take in but i need the truth no matter how hard it is.
The video label is a bit misleading because it refers to the PM in 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, not the current UK Prime Minister but that's moot because what matters is what we were led to believe in 2020.
https://youtu.be/68tYsBI0Uyc?si=FkXzXVw1k76NAl8q

In other words, it's another nail in the coffin that Covid-19 didn't exist in Scotland in Feb 2020 and that my belief when i told my timeline of Covid sickness to doctors, they all agree that i was infected by Chinese workers from Wuhan who were on site at my workplace in late 2019 for Christmas Chinese lanterns being installed.

A couple of asides:

Someone posted in the comments for the video above that really struck a chord with me, i've no idea who first wrote it but a quick online search leads to a post by a Dr Suneel Dhand on Twitter, whoever originally wrote it all credit goes to them.


To close out:

Megan Woods - The Truth (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/5fSVWVYkh2A?si=F0oK5rTMFIwce3I5


[b]The Truth Is Out There
https://youtu.be/T1WwfI_3H94?si=CjIuBPs60uxksntz

Onwards and upwards, one day at a time.

Another long video i'm afraid, the original which i'll also share here is 76 minutes long. It was uploaded about 8 days ago by Dr John Campbell where he talks with Prof Robert Clancy about Covid mRNA vaccines... so many topics and conditions are mentioned for me to list them all here but everything that is spoken about is done in such a way that for most people they will have no problem understanding the discussion.

A relatively short part of the video contains discussion about pre-vaccine Long Covid as well as vaccine induced Long Covid which is why i wanted to share it here.
I wasn't quite sure where to time-stamp the video so i've been putting off sharing it here but thankfully Dr Campbell today uploaded a 32 minute excerpt of the original that quite nicely leads into the part about Long Covid at the beginning, personally i'd recommend you watch the longer version because it's a real eye-opener if you're not aware of what science now knows, that the media isn't reporting on.

The excerpt.
Our mRNA fears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGcX5q7319E

Full 76 minute video.
Negative vaccine immunity, full discussion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecAenIH7yhY

I'd never heard of Covid spike protein hiding in the brain meninges before but it would make sense given the neurological issues i've suffered from for four and a half years that i finally appear to be getting over, so i searched for it on Google Scholar, i suspect this is the paper Prof Clancy was referring to, it's not an easy read apart from the summary, afaict this is the source (Published online November 29, 2024):

Persistence of spike protein at the skull-meninges-brain axis may contribute to the neurological sequelae of COVID-19
https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(24)00438-4?s=04&sfnsn=mo


Adding this from the paper above because it highlights how amazing the human body is, and how evil SARS-CoV-2 and it's spike protein actually are.

I had recently read about the studies that determined that the virus remained persistent in the brain as a cause of Long COVID. Thanks, as always, for sharing.

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I'm not going to say much about the following links because i know i won't do them any justice, suffice they will speak for themselves and i think that everyone who has an interest in Covid-19 needs to watch them, which is basically everyone, whether they want to hear it or not.

1

The Implications Are Too Serious For You To Know!
https://youtu.be/7R_4XEijf7U

2

COVID-19 Secrets EXPOSED - Did They Delay the Truth to Protect the Vaccine?
https://youtu.be/NbaI0GJhNOA

3
I suspect everyone can remember this picture, it was everywhere online, including in mainstream media at the time...



Prepare to have your eyes opened.



Ivermectin research
https://youtu.be/-m-HM2hmVSM

As always, don't take my word for anything, watch and make up your own mind.

I should have said in the post above that combined the 3 videos above are about 2.5 hours long so not for the faint hearted if you want a short video to watch.
I also wanted to reply to Steve, so rather then edit the post above i'm rolling them into one.


It also might explain some of my longer lived issues that just wouldn't clear, for example my sleep pattern issue, given that the pineal gland is within the brain it makes sense to me... anecdotal of course and pure speculation until science catches up and/or tells me otherwise.

Something i'm used to doing now is waiting for science to teach me what i already long suspected but it's always good to have my suspicions confirmed or corrected.

For some reason i need to have truth and knowledge about what happened to me and if i can help someone else by posting what i've found along the way then it makes it all worthwhile.

I'll say it again, i wouldn't wish what i went through on my worst enemy so if by sharing what i went through and learn along the way so no-one else has to be left searching for answers and feeling alone and abandoned then it'll all have been worthwhile.

This year is turning out to be a whirlwind of discovery, dare i say because certain platforms have lifted the veil of censorship?

Whatever the reason there is no doubt that Doctors and other clinicians are now speaking out in ways we haven't seen for 5 years.

This is another long video but for context i'd encourage you to watch it in its entirety, the second half is particularly relevent to Long Covid, both vaccine induced and virus induced.

Vaccine injury and NAC
https://youtu.be/ZIdQAtt8ViA

As always, consult your doctor before taking any drug or supplement.

I remember watching this live in 2020 before i fell ill with Long Covid, as if it were yesterday.

I kind of want this to be a rhetorical question but there's a deep seated belief in me that this needs to be asked, now it's Easter 2025 have we not learned anything from the past 5 years about compassion?

I'd argue no, i'd love for someone to make a case that counters that.

Andrea Bocelli: Music For Hope - Live From Duomo di Milano
https://youtu.be/huTUOek4LgU

Sadly, it seems that more and more people are lacking in compassion. There are many compassionate people, but the selfish people seem to be on the rise.

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Microsoft MVP 2004 - 2020
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