this is something thats very seriousand its not something you can just brush it off and say oh this didnt affect us in any way he continued i may never be the same person i was before this and ive accepted that to a degree and its just something that we have to be able to begin to accept as well more doctor in covid battle recalls the heartbreak and hope of early pandemic dr ruwanthi titano a cardiologist at mount sinai in new york who has been one of speals doctors said its important to not forget about the millions of long covid patients who are still working on regaining their ability to perform daytoday activities a large portion of patients who are being affected are basically in the prime of their lives who are young or middleaged were still working she told abc news these are people we can afford to say okay well all the rest of us are moving on and good luck she continued while theres a lot of fatigue in the news and even among providers theres a really significant portion of the population who still need help