PPC Special Episode: Lessons learned by Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet for having COVID-19 for a year

Hi, I am Marmee Regine, your host in Pandemic Podcast Coronavirus. Today we will listen to a TEDxMileHigh video with a caption on YouTube,” I’ve had COVID-19 for a year. Here’s what I’ve learned, by - Margot Gage Witvliet -. 

What is TEDx?
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) 
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NOTE FROM TED: Research around COVID-19 remains an ongoing and evolving field of study. This talk was delivered on March 20, 2021. Volunteers independently organize tEDx events. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/t... Like millions of people worldwide, epidemiologist Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet got COVID-19 in March 2020 & began to document her recovery. The only thing is, she never got better. In this jaw-dropping talk, Margot explains what doctors & nurses can learn from long COVID patients ("long-haulers”) now & in the future. Margot Gage Witvliet is an epidemiology professor with Chronic COVID Syndrome, also called “Long-Haul COVID.” She has a Bachelor’s in Psychology, a Master’s in Health Psychology, and a Doctorate in Social Epidemiology & Public Health. She currently teaches at Lamar University. Congressman Joaquin Castro awarded her special recognition for the advancement of social justice. She is bilingual and speaks Dutch at home with her husband & children. During her convalescent period from COVID-19, she created & published a coloring book for mighty girls with her daughters. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

If you will go back to my second episode, last year, I shared to all of you my experience on almost having a 100% viral load, but then I am grateful to God and my current partner, Nat Bloom, for taking care of me for three (3) months in his apt. in Brooklyn NY. I owe it to him to bring back my health. Then when I recovered, I created this podcast to inform everyone on how we can all exchange information during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

Now, friends, let us listen to Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet on her experience of having Covid-19 for one year. 

There you go, friends. We all need to practice humility, and it is okay to say, “I don’t know.” until next time, I am Marmee Regine, your host in Pandemic Podcast Coronavirus. 
Thank you for listening. 

References:

I’ve had COVID-19 for a year. Here’s what I’ve learned | Margot Gage Witvliet -  TEDxMileHigh...-  https://youtu.be/4LX_JRHZdkI 
via @YouTube

https://www.smu.edu/News/2015/TEDxSMU-10april2015

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