I had COVID in March of 2020. I am a first responder and returned to work after about 6 weeks. Unfortunately Long COVID was not even a thought. My PCP told me that my issues were a residual of the infection and they would go away. I say that to not place blame but my symptoms became much worse than I believe would have if I contracted COVID now and dealt with the symptoms right away. I didn’t recognize the brain fog until much later after my initial infection causing a much longer recovery. My point is to seek help right away. Don’t doubt yourself or minimize your symptoms. The earlier intervention the better overall. Brain fog caused me severe anxiety which doesn’t help the recovery time at all. I’m grateful for my Neurologist and his LONG COVID team at Henry Ford who are taking a genuine interest in this virus. The acknowledgement that I wasn’t crazy and was going through these brain changes lifted a huge burden off me that allowed me to heal.