Nicole Wahler was in her mid-20s and in the best shape of her life when she tested positive for COVID-19 in June 2020. Now, nearly two years later, Wahler, 28, said she is still suffering from the effects of the virus.
Nicole Wahler, a former science teacher from New Jersey, shares how she went from weightlifting to battling multiple chronic illnesses after testing positive for COVID-19 in 2020.Now, nearly two years later, Wahler, 28, said she is still suffering from the effects of the virus, which to date has killed nearly 6 million people around the world.Good Morning America
Prior to COVID, Wahler said she was very active, including doing strength workouts several days a week. Her only preexisting condition was Crohn's disease -- a chronic disease that causes inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract-- but it was well-controlled, according to Wahler. Wahler said she has also been diagnosed with post-viral fatigue syndrome, which has made it hard to talk or even open her eyes at times.
Previously a middle and high school-level science teacher a head of her high school's math and science departments, Wahler had to give up her job and stop teaching because of long COVID.Nearly two years after first contracting COVID-19, Wahler said she is taking her recovery day by day. On a typical day, Wahler said she has 15 alarms set on her phone to remind her to do daily tasks as routine as waking up and brushing her teeth.With her first alarm, she will wake up and do breathing exercises, to help with POTS, and take her first medications. From there, her day is scheduled, moving from one activity, like eating a meal or doing physical therapy stretches, to a period of rest to let her body recover.
To help cope with her mental health and to work on improving her brain function, Wahler also sets a daily intention and says daily affirmations, followed by an evening mediation before bed."Some days, it's really hard, incredibly hard," she said."That's when you really have to dig deep and just think, well, what am I grateful for, and I'm grateful for my niece and nephew. I'm grateful for my friends that support me on an hour-to-hour basis.
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