Chronic Illness

Chelsea Merta of St. Louis contracted the coronavirus months ago and still deals with fatigue almost daily.

St. Louisans With 'Long COVID' Face Exhaustion, Uncertainty As Symptoms Linger

Sarah Fentem

One in 10 patients infected with the coronavirus will develop “long COVID,” a group of symptoms that persists for weeks or months after a person has recovered from the initial infection. Long COVID symptoms vary from patient to patient, but many describe feeling exhausted all the time — so much that daily jobs or errands become impossible to manage.

Karen Nickel sits on the porch while her two-year-old granddaughter sits by the driveway during the COVID-19 pandemic on April 20, 2020.

Health, Science & Environment

Coronavirus Pandemic Heightens Fear And Stress For Families Of Chronically Ill People

Eli Chen

It’s been two months since Karen Nickel last held her 2-year-old granddaughter. Nickel, of Maryland Heights, has lupus, psoriatic arthritis and…

In addition to being a cancer survivor, Kathy McGee (at left) is also now an artist. Her creative growth is the result of her longtime participation in Arts As Healing classes. Vicki Friedman (at right) is the organization’s executive director.

Arts

Arts As Healing classes offer respite as cancer patients become ‘lost in what they’re creating'

Evie Hemphill

Kathy McGee had just recently completed her cancer treatments when she visited Arts As Healing for the first time. She wasn’t exactly sure what she was…

Health, Science & Environment

Pain never ends - neither does life's passion

Mary Delach Leonard

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 26, 2009 - To appreciate any day in the life of author Lynne Greenberg, begin with this passage…