Savannah Brooks has been an athlete her whole life. She enjoys kickboxing and has trained for mixed martial arts competitions.
But in April, the 30-year-old Minneapolis woman tested positive for COVID-19. It didn't make her sick enough to need hospitalization. Still, lingering fatigue and a racing heart rate accompanying even the mildest exertion mean she's now relying on a wheelchair for walks around her neighborhood.
For someone who's been the "picture of health," post-COVID medical problems are frustrating and unnerving. Especially hard: not knowing how long it will last. "I think if this can happen to me, it can happen to anyone," Brooks told an editorial writer.
