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If youƵve suffered one, two or more bouts with COVID-19 in the past five years and now find yourself plagued by headaches, strange itching, upset tummy and/or extreme fatigue, you may be a victim of whatƵs called Ƶlong COVID.Ƶ

Basically, the virus that knocked you down, maybe even put you in the hospital, has decided to hang around. You felt like you Ƶgot through itƵ and came out OK Ƶon the other side.Ƶ But maybe not.

John Patrick Grace formerly covered health care for The Greensboro (N.C.) News and Record. He currently is a book editor and instructor of The Life Writing Class. He lives in eastern Cabell County.

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