The People Who Care for Covid-19 Long-Haulers

How relationships are tested and strengthened over the course of the pandemic

Fiona Lowenstein
Elemental
Published in
13 min readDec 15, 2020

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Illustration: Hoi Chan

When people ask how Sunik and I got through Covid-19 together, I usually start by talking about the hospital chair. It was more of a stool really — backless, with wheels that didn’t seem to lock, and Sunik, my partner of five years, sat in it for 10 hours…

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Fiona Lowenstein
Elemental

I’m an independent journalist, TV producer, and speaker based in NYC. I’m also the founder of Body Politic, and the Body Politic COVID-19 Support Group.