Gez

Our next guest needs no introduction! Here is the Long Hauler that supplied Sarah with so much hope throughout her Long Covid recovery journey…Gez Medinger! Gez has been a consistent feature of most Long Hauler's experience of Long Covid, with his groundbreaking videos on Youtube that have attempted to work out what has been happening to us from Day 1, and continue to lead with updating Long Haulers on the research landscape and current thinking around the condition. It was such an honour and a delight to have him join the podcast. We have been saving the best for last. In the final interview of Season 1 of the Long Covid Hope Podcast, the podcast that aspires to shine a light on the more hopeful stories of Covid 19 Long Haulers, Sarah is talking with Gez Medinger, the filmmaker renowned for his Long Covid films on his Youtube channel and now also the co-author of The Long Covid Handbook with Professor Danny Altmann. Gez discusses his new book: the intentions for writing it, how he managed to write a book while also pacing, and the writing process of writing collaboratively alongside Professor Altmann. He shares his own hopeful thoughts on the current status of the Long Covid research landscape, and we discuss Gez’s own patient-led surveys and what they have shown. Finally, we manage to touch upon his own recovery journey, however, for the full story of his own experiences, do see his videos on his Youtube channel. Disclaimer: **Please note that we are not medical professionals and this does not constitute medical advice. The Long Covid Hope Podcast or Sarah, Long Haul Yogi does not endorse any treatments described in the podcast episodes. Always speak to your doctor or medical practitioner before starting any new treatments, supplements or beginning a new exercise routine.** Links: Gez’s Youtube channel RUNDMC1: https://www.youtube.com/c/RUNDMC1/videos Long Covid at 2.5 Years - Green Shoots of Recovery (latest study): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePtgvC_O5SE The Long Covid Handbook (2022), US: https://a.co/d/0gvkJCU The Long Covid Handbook (2022), UK: https://amzn.eu/d/9KjurGb