The recovery journey
Pre-covid
‘Before Covid, my health was excellent. I just had so much energy and sense of self and agency. I did a massive amount of digging on my allotment. I was fitter in that period than I’ve been for a long time.’
Most people said they were close to their best possible health pre-Covid. Six of the ten people had long term health conditions (including asthma, lupus and adrenal insufficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, endometriosis, and mental health issues), but most were managing these. Only one person said they were not living healthily pre-Covid.
Several people said that the stress, anxiety and isolation of the pandemic had negatively affected their mental health or well-being before contracting Covid.