Tanya worries about the burden long COVID puts on her children.

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I feel bad for my kids. You know, they don’t have a functional mother anymore. You know, like I’m … I’m usually either sitting or laying in bed, or whatever, and, you know, can’t … You know, can’t be the parent that I always have been and the parent that I want to be. And I feel like everyone in the family is carrying a huge load on their shoulders because of this … My daughter, who’s 11, kisses me and hugs me every morning, and every afternoon after school, and every night, and says, “I hope you feel better Mum, I love you.” You know, and it’s – like day after day, after day, and … Yeah, I wish I felt better too, and I’m so sorry that at 11, when you should be carefree and having a parent actually able to care for you, it’s almost like the roles are reversed now. I’ve got everybody else caring for me. I used to be the caregiver, and now it’s literally reversed, so … I mean, luckily we’re a pretty strong family unit. I’m thankful for that, because if that wasn’t the case I would be in a whole lot worse situation right now, I’m sure.

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