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‘Crippling fatigue’: Gisborne locals among millions worldwide battling long Covid

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Larisa Hockey (second from left) and Sarah Goldsbury (third left) connected through a long Covid support website Mrs Hockey helped establish. They have been messaging for a few months but this was the first time they have both been well enough to meet. They are pictured with Mrs Hockey’s husband John and Sarah’s mother Kaye. Picture by Liam Clayton

For Larisa Hockey, long Covid has been a debilitating condition she has endured for the past three years.

International Long Covid Awareness Day on March 15 was a chance for her to talk about her experience.

The day is about raising awareness of a condition that affects millions of people throughout the world. It is also to gain more insight through research while highlighting the need to suppor...

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