Wendy Paul on losing her husband to Covid Psychosis and Long-Covid complications

Wendy Paul has a busy life as a mother, business owner, and plentiful cookbook author. But when she and her husband Brian caught Covid in January 2022, she never could have known how the virus would change her life. While Wendy recovered well, her husband struggled with Long-Covid complications, including insomnia, psychosis, arthritis, and symptoms that mimicked immunodeficiency disorders. For months, Wendy advocated for Brian’s care with medical professionals, therapists, specialists, and fighting insurance companies, citing “responsibility of duty of care.” Sadly, the Covid Psychosis was too much for Brian to handle, and in September 2023, he completed suicide. Wendy joins our Relentlessly Resilient hosts to discuss the lesser-known dangers of post-covid problems, advocating for care, and breaking the stigma by calling suicide by its name. 

Even though we live in challenging times, we can become Relentlessly Resilient as we lean on and learn from one another’s experiences. Hosts Jennie Taylor and Michelle Scharf are no strangers to overcoming adversity; Michelle lost her husband to cancer, while Jennie’s husband, Major Brent Taylor, was killed in the service of our country. Their stories bond them together, and now listeners can join them weekly as they visit with others enduring challenges and who teach us how they are exercising resiliency, finding value in their grief, and purpose in moving forward. 

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