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22.11.2022 - 08:31 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots teacher has been left unable to read books after a crippling long covid battle. Melanie More, 28, struggles with a variety of cognitive and physical issues - leaving her 90 per cent housebound.
The former languages teacher is grieving the life she once lived after being forced to give up her dream job due to her declining health. Once an active person who loved travelling and yoga, Mel has had to come to terms with the significant changes in her life since she "became disabled overnight".
She initially tested positive for the disease in September 2020 after a number of colleagues at St. Andrew's RC Secondary School in Carntyne caught the virus. But Mel was the only one who did not make a full recovery.
Speaking to the Record, Mel, who has since moved to Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, said she initially thought she was losing her mind when her symptoms continued to get worse.
She said: "When I first tested positive I had flu like symptoms but over two weeks I became really unwell. I had a fever, I was sleeping for around 19-hours a day and I could barely walk.
"I wasn't eating and I had really severe GI issues as well as issues with breathing. I just got more and more unwell.
"Everyday I thought I was going mad as I didn't know anyone else this was happening to."
After 12-weeks of suffering with crippling symptoms, Mel attended her GP surgery but with information on long covid vague at the time, her symptoms were put down to fatigue. A lung health check revealed damage from the disease one month later and Mel returned to her doctor as her symptoms showed no signs of improvement.
She was officially diagnosed with long covid and Myalgic encephalomyelitis, also called chronic fatigue syndrome. With research into long
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