Long Covid PV Community

Long Covid, Post Vac and Chronic Illness Communities

Former patients founded this clinic - that is why we always stay in touch with the community

Support groups are important to navigate through chronic illness, but once they reach a certain size and/or are run by admins that lost hope of recovery, the negative effects often outweigh the positive ones and it is more beneficial to leave a toxic environment, because as Jed Bennett calls it - misery often loves company.

One of the support groups that we recommend, because they value the same principles as we - scientific, fact based information and positive communication is the Long Covid Apheresis Community (lcacommunity.org). Our Co-founder Markus Klotz has founded the predecessor organisation of the Long Covid Apheresis Community - the former Apheresis Association. You can find an article about this here.

Unfortunately many support groups have outgrown the size where they can be useful to members. Admins and members that already have given up hope and suppress positive information are likely not good company as Jed Bennett describes in this little mini-series of three short videos: Mini-series with Jed Bennett in our blog

Two studies that hint to why such support groups are prone to become this way, are about the lack of serotonin and cortisol, which in combination or on their own will affect the psychological wellbeing of a person massively.

A person in front of a keyboard affected by the above and with the power to decide about what is published or not - we leave the result to your imagination.

Below you find further information about a project of the Long Covid Community, which our Med Team supported - an Apheresis Resource for treating doctors of LC/PV/CI patients:

Apheresis Resource for treating doctors of LC/PV/CI patients

Our Medical Team supports the work of the Long Covid / Post Vac and Chronic Illnesses Community

Last year, many of our patients postponed their treatment decisions and only arrived this year. As early treatment is very beneficial, this did not sit well with us - especially as most of the time the reason for postponement was a local health professional who did not have the in-depth knowledge to support them. This is why we have supported the community with a project to gather and share knowledge about (H.E.L.P.) apheresis for medical professionals:

Medical Professionals get full and free access to LCA Med with all it's content. Our Medical experts and medTec experts have contributed to this project:

Up-to-date data from clinicians on treatment outcomes, potential counter indications, risks and side effects
Trainings, courses and manuals
Comparison of all existing apheresis forms for Long Covid
Apheresis for Long Covid Medical FAQ with possibility to add questions
Guide to pre-care and after-care for patients undergoing Apheresis for Long Covid
Access to direct and personal support for doctors (diagnosis, co-treatments)

Dr. Irina Pavlik Marangos has extensive experience in treating Long Covid, Post Vac and Chronic Illnesses patients with Combination Therapy including Help Apheresis and co-treatments like IV treatments, Medication protocols, Hyperbaric Oxygen and Cryo treatments. She has been working almost a decade in medical research before returning to the frontline as a treating clinician.

Silke Fischer is one of the leading technical experts in Apheresis for Long Covid. After over two decades in the industry, one decade at B.Braun Medical, she now supports projects internationally.

She has trained the majority of Help Apheresis doctors and nurses in Cyprus, Switzerland and Germany and her team has treated hundreds of Long Covid apheresis patients.

She is a certified technical application expert and trainer, and involved in the development of apheresis and dialysis machines.

Markus Klotz has founded the predecessor organisation of the Long Covid Apheresis Community (you find their website here) - the former Apheresis Association. You can find an article about this here

If you are a medical professional, join the LCA Med Resource now for free:

LCA-MED.ORG

Are you a medical professional that has or will have a patient treated by us?

We will assist you and cooperate to achieve the best patient outcome

ARTE TV Documentary 'Long Covid - Healing in Cyprus'

ARTE TV Documentary 'Long Covid - Healing in Cyprus' about our Apheresis Center

In fall 2023, a team of journalists from European TV channel ARTE TV accompanied three of our Long Covid and Post Vac Syndrom patients and interviewed them and our team at the Apheresis Center. Below you find the link to watch 'brainfog-sized' short excerpts of the documentary which are also easy to watch for patients with cognitive dysfunction, brainfog and related migraines. The documentary aired in June 2024.

Click here to watch