Coronavirus

Are you a COVID-19 long-hauler in Horry County? We want to hear from you

Chad Hardee is wheeled from Tidelands Health Rehabilitation Hospital at Little River but walked by his own power the last steps into a limousine for the ride home. After nearly six months of hospitalization, his body ravaged by COVID-19, Chad Hardee finally returned home to his family on Friday. His continued recovery from the virus has been called a miracle by his family and friends. May 28, 2021.
Chad Hardee is wheeled from Tidelands Health Rehabilitation Hospital at Little River but walked by his own power the last steps into a limousine for the ride home. After nearly six months of hospitalization, his body ravaged by COVID-19, Chad Hardee finally returned home to his family on Friday. His continued recovery from the virus has been called a miracle by his family and friends. May 28, 2021.

COVID-19 symptoms can be brutal. They can spark pneumonia, lead to coughing fits and body aches and lengthy stays in the hospital.

But there’s another set of symptoms, too. Dubbed “long COVID” by some, lingering symptoms like loss of smell or taste, or continuing fatigue can plague the lives of COVID survivors long after the infection.

Are you a COVID-19 “long-hauler” living in Horry County? Have the symptoms or other health effects of the coronavirus still taking a toll on your life? Did the virus worsen or cause other health complications? We want to hear from you.

Fill out the survey below to tell us a bit about your experience with COVID-19 and how it’s still playing a role in your day-to-day life. Please be as specific as possible.

We won’t publish your name or experiences unless a reporter reaches out to you first.

You can also reach out to reporter Mary Norkol directly at mnorkol@thesunnews.com or (843) 626-0219.

This story was originally published January 6, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

Mary Norkol
The Sun News
Mary Norkol covers education and COVID-19 for The Sun News through Report for America, an initiative which bolsters local news coverage. She joined The Sun News in June 2020 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago, where she was editor-in-chief of the Loyola Phoenix. Norkol has won awards in podcasting, multimedia reporting, in-depth reporting and feature reporting from the South Carolina Press Association and the Illinois College Press Association. While in college, she reported breaking news for the Daily Herald and interned at the Chicago Sun-Times and CBS Chicago.
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