It is almost two years since the Covid-19 virus was first identified in Wuhan in China. Middle September 4.55 million deaths were record and 219 million people contracted the virus.

Although most people with COVID-19 get better within weeks of illness, some people experience post-COVID conditions. Post-COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems people can experience four or more weeks after first being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Even people who did not have COVID-19 symptoms in the days or weeks after they were infected can have post-COVID conditions. These conditions can present as different types and combinations of health problems for different lengths of time. Experts coined this Covid long hauler. These post-Covid conditions can stay with you for the rest of your life.

Our telephonic guest is Tersia Burger, the CEO of Steppingstone Hospice in Johannesburg. Tersia was among the first people who contracted the virus in South Africa. After almost 400 days, she still suffers from the after-effects, and she might life with it for the rest of her life. Our in-studio guest is Philip Aucamp, social worker at Centurion Hospice. Welcome Tersia and thank you for sharing your Covid-19 story.