Help Me Heal from Long Covid
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My name is Meredith Rose and I’m fundraising to heal and save my life from Long Covid.
I have been reluctant to share the full details of my experience as not only has it been debilitating, it has been extremely humbling. Yet it is also severe, and feels to be getting more so.
From a place of full vulnerability, I am now asking for help. For those who do not know me, I am an Artist, Former Business Owner of an Online Art Company, and a Trained Initiator of Vedic Meditation, and have been a member of the Vedic meditation community for 18 years in Los Angeles, since its earliest inception here in West Hollywood, CA, where I still live.
I am experiencing the effects of Long Covid that is presenting with very challenging cardiac complications. Many of the symptoms fall under the diagnosis of POTS which is an autoimmune condition where my heart rate can spike to 185 bpm from just standing…and can be life threatening type concerning if I can’t get it down. In addition, movement of any kind can throw this off and create an “episode of an elevated heart rate”, and my temperature is all over the place mainly needing to stay in cold to keep things from also escalating. Lightheadedness, disorientation, and overall exhaustion are also very common. In addition to very bizarre pressures in the chest and twitches in the legs and arms.
There are more people struggling from this than most realize after Covid (in a recent ER trip, a doctor told me she had treated 100+ women with this herself). I have learned how this is a silent crisis affecting all types of people from so many backgrounds. To struggle with it feels utterly exhausting, frightening, and isolating. The reality of this health challenge is hard to capture in words.
Formerly in the peak of health, my life has been turned upside down. I have been in bed pretty much all year; I have been to the ER 7 times this year already due to spiking heart rates, 4 by ambulance—which left me with scarily high bills—and now I (like probably others in this situation) am facing a lawsuit from my landlords to evict me for unpaid rent due to my inability to work, which adds tremendous stress to the situation.
Like so many Covid Long Haulers, I have had to educate myself about recovery options and I know recovery is possible -- but I need help to do so. I need to fund multiple treatments (possible up to 40 sessions for it to be effective) of hyperbaric oxygen chambers which has helped others with similar conditions (due to the rapid healing from Oxygen to the cells) and any other natural processes that have helped people with similar symptoms as my own. Some incredible practitioners may be able to help—but they do need to be paid for their time/sessions. All of these holistic methods don’t take insurance. (I am meanwhile consulting with conventional doctors who do take insurance, yet all the emerging data and evidence points to ancillary healing protocols that are outside this system).
As embarrassing as it is to say it, I also need money simply to eat. This scares me as I need to be able to eat to regain strength; yet the stress around finances is making that a challenge.
In addition, I will need to be able to potentially pay someone to help me move once I regain some strength, as I will likely have to relocate.
I have learned how most of society is unaware of the very real effects of long covid and of POTS and other cardiac conditions caused by this virus—in my case, it is hard to shower, to go upstairs in my own home, to even take my small dog Louis for a walk, let alone cook/feed myself.
Like many others in society I find myself navigating this scary reality on my own, with no family available in my city, which makes it harder. In the past, I have been very fortunate to have resources both financial and material. Frighteningly, that has now changed drastically. Everyday is a gamble - over whether I will need to call 911 at least once due to elevated cardiac symptoms (which medics have called SVT)- or whether I can find a person to help with small things. (I have “maxed” out favors to do basic things like prepare Louis’ food, grab a prescription, or take out the trash, from my neighbors.)
This medical crisis has stripped me to my core, and for some months I have hidden the truth about what I'm actually dealing with from shame, or the awkwardness of being met with confusion, disbelief, or simply silence by others.
I've also kept quiet because I genuinely want to stay positive in order to heal, and not feed a negative story over and over again. Yet doing it alone is not possible. So I am asking from the humility of my heart for support from others in this very challenging time.
I am gaining a fierce clarity of purpose through this experience, despite the fear and exhaustion it brings. Once I am well again, I pledge to be in service to others who are also STILL suffering from Covid/Long or Short and also to actively support those who are unhoused or homeless. Using my Art, my Skills in Business, and Love for Conscious Transformation, I promise to raise awareness and end ignorance of any kind and in particular around silent health crises such as this. Whatever that looks like.
Please help me so I can fulfill on my promise to pay it forward and help others. Nothing will wake you up like being in the ER multiple times. I am truly grateful to still be here despite the extreme challenges I am experiencing.
I would be deeply grateful if you felt inspired to share my story to in turn raise awareness of this debilitating situation that many others are dealing with in silence.
For years, I have presented a version of myself to the world that, I am now seeing, is not as authentic as I would like or that represents the depth of my heart. I’m done hiding now ... I am understanding how, through being real we can all heal. (And how, for what it's worth, the insta ‘glam’ life I may have portrayed in the past is, well, NOT real...).
This story is continuing to teach me profound lessons and I will continue to lead this way. This experience has taught me more about God, life, and love than probably anything I have ever gone through, so I am grateful for the learning.
I love you and thank you for listening.
-Meredith Rose
From a place of full vulnerability, I am now asking for help. For those who do not know me, I am an Artist, Former Business Owner of an Online Art Company, and a Trained Initiator of Vedic Meditation, and have been a member of the Vedic meditation community for 18 years in Los Angeles, since its earliest inception here in West Hollywood, CA, where I still live.
I am experiencing the effects of Long Covid that is presenting with very challenging cardiac complications. Many of the symptoms fall under the diagnosis of POTS which is an autoimmune condition where my heart rate can spike to 185 bpm from just standing…and can be life threatening type concerning if I can’t get it down. In addition, movement of any kind can throw this off and create an “episode of an elevated heart rate”, and my temperature is all over the place mainly needing to stay in cold to keep things from also escalating. Lightheadedness, disorientation, and overall exhaustion are also very common. In addition to very bizarre pressures in the chest and twitches in the legs and arms.
There are more people struggling from this than most realize after Covid (in a recent ER trip, a doctor told me she had treated 100+ women with this herself). I have learned how this is a silent crisis affecting all types of people from so many backgrounds. To struggle with it feels utterly exhausting, frightening, and isolating. The reality of this health challenge is hard to capture in words.
Formerly in the peak of health, my life has been turned upside down. I have been in bed pretty much all year; I have been to the ER 7 times this year already due to spiking heart rates, 4 by ambulance—which left me with scarily high bills—and now I (like probably others in this situation) am facing a lawsuit from my landlords to evict me for unpaid rent due to my inability to work, which adds tremendous stress to the situation.
Like so many Covid Long Haulers, I have had to educate myself about recovery options and I know recovery is possible -- but I need help to do so. I need to fund multiple treatments (possible up to 40 sessions for it to be effective) of hyperbaric oxygen chambers which has helped others with similar conditions (due to the rapid healing from Oxygen to the cells) and any other natural processes that have helped people with similar symptoms as my own. Some incredible practitioners may be able to help—but they do need to be paid for their time/sessions. All of these holistic methods don’t take insurance. (I am meanwhile consulting with conventional doctors who do take insurance, yet all the emerging data and evidence points to ancillary healing protocols that are outside this system).
As embarrassing as it is to say it, I also need money simply to eat. This scares me as I need to be able to eat to regain strength; yet the stress around finances is making that a challenge.
In addition, I will need to be able to potentially pay someone to help me move once I regain some strength, as I will likely have to relocate.
I have learned how most of society is unaware of the very real effects of long covid and of POTS and other cardiac conditions caused by this virus—in my case, it is hard to shower, to go upstairs in my own home, to even take my small dog Louis for a walk, let alone cook/feed myself.
Like many others in society I find myself navigating this scary reality on my own, with no family available in my city, which makes it harder. In the past, I have been very fortunate to have resources both financial and material. Frighteningly, that has now changed drastically. Everyday is a gamble - over whether I will need to call 911 at least once due to elevated cardiac symptoms (which medics have called SVT)- or whether I can find a person to help with small things. (I have “maxed” out favors to do basic things like prepare Louis’ food, grab a prescription, or take out the trash, from my neighbors.)
This medical crisis has stripped me to my core, and for some months I have hidden the truth about what I'm actually dealing with from shame, or the awkwardness of being met with confusion, disbelief, or simply silence by others.
I've also kept quiet because I genuinely want to stay positive in order to heal, and not feed a negative story over and over again. Yet doing it alone is not possible. So I am asking from the humility of my heart for support from others in this very challenging time.
I am gaining a fierce clarity of purpose through this experience, despite the fear and exhaustion it brings. Once I am well again, I pledge to be in service to others who are also STILL suffering from Covid/Long or Short and also to actively support those who are unhoused or homeless. Using my Art, my Skills in Business, and Love for Conscious Transformation, I promise to raise awareness and end ignorance of any kind and in particular around silent health crises such as this. Whatever that looks like.
Please help me so I can fulfill on my promise to pay it forward and help others. Nothing will wake you up like being in the ER multiple times. I am truly grateful to still be here despite the extreme challenges I am experiencing.
I would be deeply grateful if you felt inspired to share my story to in turn raise awareness of this debilitating situation that many others are dealing with in silence.
For years, I have presented a version of myself to the world that, I am now seeing, is not as authentic as I would like or that represents the depth of my heart. I’m done hiding now ... I am understanding how, through being real we can all heal. (And how, for what it's worth, the insta ‘glam’ life I may have portrayed in the past is, well, NOT real...).
This story is continuing to teach me profound lessons and I will continue to lead this way. This experience has taught me more about God, life, and love than probably anything I have ever gone through, so I am grateful for the learning.
I love you and thank you for listening.
-Meredith Rose
Organizer
Meredith Semplice
Organizer
Los Angeles, CA