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The mental health effects of living with long COVID

Sandhya Kambhampati, a data reporter on the Los Angeles Times Data Desk, holds a painting she did while coping with long Covid. She goes to the Strand at Hermosa Beach each week to take in the fresh air and sometimes paint. Photo taken in Hermosa Beach on Sept. 14, 2022.

LOS ANGELES -- I go to the Strand at Hermosa Beach each week and take in the fresh air. Most weeks, I get there and the sun is setting, the sky is an orangish-purple-pink Creamsicle color and the clouds are fluffy. The predictability of this place calms me: the salty air, the sounds of rushing waves, the pitter-patter of the runners, seagulls chirping and the wind dancing on the sand. My visits allow me to have a clear slate for the week and reflect on the progress I've made mentally and physically.

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