When her Long COVID symptoms were at their worst, Gill Deacon was afraid that she would never get back to living a healthy, active life. As she looked everywhere for answers and a treatment that would help her regain her health, she was also looking for stories of hope. Testimonials from the people who had navigated this road before her and who had started to see improvements in their health.
That’s how Breaking Through Long COVID was born. Two years later, now that she’s recovered, Gill is passionate about raising awareness around the complex and often debilitating condition. She also wants to bring attention to the role clinical research plays in fueling hope for individuals coping with misunderstood conditions like Long COVID.
In this series of interviews, Gill sits down with Dr. Kieran Quinn, a Sinai Health physician who is leading the charge to investigate effective treatments for Long COVID, as well as four individuals who are navigating their own return towards health. Together, they discuss the ups and downs of life with Long COVID and what brings them hope for the future of Long COVID care. Watch these conversations by clicking 'Stories' at the top of this page.
Watch how Gill found hope through her Long COVID journey, with support from Dr. Kieran Quinn.
A laundry list of unexplainable and agonizing symptoms. Specialist after specialist unable to confirm a diagnosis. Until finally, Gill’s health team concluded the only possible answer was that she had Long COVID. Learn about how she navigated life with the condition, the surprising role Sinai Health played in her path to recovery, and how she made it to the other side. Read Gill’s full story on our News page.
Dr. Quinn is a General Internist and Palliative Care Physician at Sinai Health. He is also one of Sinai Health’s clinician-scientists a special group of researchers who receive funding from Sinai Health Foundation to fuel research into complex conditions like Long COVID, diseases of aging, and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Quinn shares what fuels his passion to care for Long COVID patients, and his hopes for how research can support more people on the road to regain their health.
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