I Died 14 Weeks Ago – And I Now Need Treatments and Your Help To Become Myself Once Again

Jonathan Spira was found clinically dead in his apartment.

A family member revived him and called 911. Without that intervention, this would not be a fundraiser. It would be an obituary.

After Jonathan was rushed to the hospital, doctors warned his family that he might not survive.

He was placed into a medically induced coma for nearly a month while doctors fought to save his life.

Jonathan ultimately survived — but the person who came home from the hospital is still fighting to become himself again.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Jonathan worked tirelessly to help others. After developing Long Covid himself — a devastating condition that caused severe chronic fatigue and organ damage — he founded the Center for Long Covid Research, helping tens of thousands of newly diagnosed patients and families better understand the illness and navigate its life-altering effects.

Now Jonathan is the one who urgently needs help.

The prolonged coma, heavy sedation, and neurological trauma left him suffering from severe ICU delirium, memory loss, confusion, vivid hallucinations, paranoia, and terrifying false memories that felt completely real.

Today, Jonathan is undergoing intensive therapy in an effort to reclaim his memory, cognitive health, emotional stability, speech, and sense of self. His doctors believe continued treatment can help bring back more of the “old Jonathan” — but the therapies helping him recover are not covered by insurance and now exceed $750 per week.

Every donation helps Jonathan continue the treatments that are giving him a chance to rebuild his life.

Jonathan is fighting every day to recover. But he cannot do it alone.