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{{NeedsImage}} '''Fiona Lowenstein''' or '''Fi Lowenstein''' is a journalist, public speaker, and producer covering LGBT+ and health issues, a [[Long COVID]] patient, and founder of [[Body Politic]], a queer feminist wellness collective with a Long COVID support group.<ref name="NYT2021"/><ref name="about">{{Cite web | last = Lowenstein | first = Fiona | author-link = Fiona Lowenstein | date = 2020-03-23 | website = fionalowenstein.com | title = About — Fiona Lowenstein|access-date=2022-05-17| url = https://www.fionalowenstein.com/about-3}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2020"/> ==Long COVID == Fiona Lowenstein —who uses they/them pronouns—contracted [[Long COVID]] in March 2020, which resulted in them being admitted to hospital and needing supplemental oxygen.<ref name="im26"/><ref name="Forbes2020">{{Cite news | date = 2020-11-13| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollysprayregen/2020/11/13/this-support-group-is-helping-launch-a-covid-19-patient-advocacy-movement/ | title = This Support Group Is Helping Launch A Covid-19 Patient Advocacy Movement | first = Molly | last = Sprayregen|publisher =Forbes|access-date=2022-05-17}}</ref> Despite being in their 20s and previously in good health, Lowenstein was ill for three months before making an almost full recovery by using [[rest]] and [[pacing]].<ref name="Forbes2020"/><ref name="Irested"/> ==Articles by Fiona Lowenstein== *2022, [https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-managers-can-support-employees-with-long-covid/ How Managers Can Support Employees With Long COVID] - MIT Sloan Management Review * 2021, [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/21/long-covid-recovery-coronavirus I rested my way to recovery. I urge others to do the same.]<ref name="Irested">{{Cite news | last = Lowenstein | first = Fiona | author-link = Fiona Lowenstein | date = 2021-06-21| publisher = The Guardian | url =https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/21/long-covid-recovery-coronavirus | title = Opinion {{!}} I rested my way to recovery. I urge others to do the same.|access-date=Jun 21, 2021}}</ref> - The Guardian, Opinion *2020, [https://www.vox.com/2020/5/21/21264946/coronavirus-survivors-stories-symptoms-tips My coronavirus survivor group is my most important medical support right now] - Vox * 2020, [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-young-people.html Opinion {{!}} I'm 26. Coronavirus Sent Me to the Hospital.] - New York Times, Opinion<ref name="im26">{{Cite news | last = Lowenstein | first = Fiona | author-link = Fiona Lowenstein | date = 2020-03-23| publisher = New York Times| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/opinion/coronavirus-young-people.html | title = Opinion {{!}} I'm 26. Coronavirus Sent Me to the Hospital. Millennials: If you can't stay at home for others, do it for yourselves.|access-date=2022-05-17}}</ref> ===Articles for journalists covering Long COVID === * [https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_pandemic/how-to-cover-covid-19-patients-sensitively.php How to cover COVID-19 patients sensitively] - Columbia Journalism Review *[https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/bodytype/2021/7/6/long-covid-guide Body Politic's Comprehensive Guide to Covering Long COVID] *[https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/resources/lessons/what-reporters-need-know-when-covering-long-covid Long COVID coverage often falls short, but here's how reporters can do better] - Center for Health Journalism ==Videos == *2021, [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/opinion/long-covid.html Opinion {{!}} Long Covid Is Not Rare. It's a Health Crisis]<ref name="NYT2021">{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/opinion/long-covid.html | date = 2021-03-17| publisher = New York Times | title = Long Covid Is Not Rare. It's a Health Crisis. | last = Lowenstein | first = Fiona | author-link = Fiona Lowenstein | last2 = Davis | first2 = Hannah | authorlink2 = Hannah Davis}}</ref> - New York Times, Opinion - with [[Hannah Davis]] ==Talks, interviews and news articles about Fiona Lowenstein== *2022, [https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-covid-long-haulers-open-up-about-their-recovery/2732346/ 2 COVID 'Long-Haulers' Open Up About Their Recovery] - NBC Chicago *2021, [https://www.npr.org/2021/03/21/979809515/months-after-contracting-virus-2-women-suffer-crippling-effects-of-long-covid?t=1652828435447 Months After Contracting Virus, They Suffer Crippling Effects Of 'Long COVID'] - NPR interview, also featuring [[Hannah Davis]] *2020, [https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollysprayregen/2020/11/13/this-support-group-is-helping-launch-a-covid-19-patient-advocacy-movement/?sh=4a2cf8e95df5 This Support Group Is Helping Launch A Covid-19 Patient Advocacy Movement] - Molly Sprayregen, Forbes ==Books== * [[The Long COVID Survival Guide|The Long COVID Survival Guide: How to Take Care of Yourself and What Comes Next]]. ''Stories and Advice from Twenty-one Long-Haulers and Experts'' - edited by Fiona Lowenstein<ref name="experimentbook">{{Cite web |website=Experiment Publishing | url =https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/fall-2022/long-covid-survival-guide/ | title = The Long COVID Survival Guide — Fiona Lowenstein|access-date=2022-05-17}}</ref> ==Online presence== *[http://twitter.com/fi_lowenstein Twitter] *[http://instagram.com/fi_lowenstein Instagram] *[https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-lowenstein-0448a689/ LinkedIn] *[https://www.fionalowenstein.com/ Website] * Facebook * Pubmed * Researchgate * YouTube ==See also== *[[Body Politic]] *[[Long COVID]] *[[Hannah Davis]] *[[Contested illness]] *[[Chronic illness]] ==Learn more== *[https://www.fionalowenstein.com/ Website] *[https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/users/fionalowenstein Fiona Lowenstein - Member], Center for Health Journalis ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with long COVID]] [[Category:Authors]] [[Category:Long COVID advocates or allies]]
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