Tha Cathy NicDh貌mhnaill a鈥� coinneachadh daoine a tha be貌 fo sgail Covid. Cathy Macdonald meets people living in Covid鈥檚 long shadow.
Thathas a鈥� tomhais gu bheil timcheall air d脿 mhillean duine ann an Alba agus Sasainn be貌 le Covid Maireannach a-r猫ir Oifis na Stadastaig N脿iseanta. Tha m貌ran ann a tha fhathast a鈥� stri leis a鈥� bhuaidh a tha an galar air a thoirt orra a鈥� ciallachadh gu bheil obair agus dleasdanasan l脿itheil uaireannan gu math d霉blanach dhaibh.
Tha an craoladair ainmeil, Cathy NicDh貌mhnaill, a鈥� dol air turas timcheall Alba, a鈥� coinneachadh taghadh de dhaoine dha robh Covid na dh霉bhlan gus ionnsachadh na diofar dh貌ighean a tha an galar air buaidh a thoirt orra agus mar a tha iad a鈥� d猫iligeadh ri bhith faighinn seachad air agus a bhith be貌 fo sg脿il Covid.
Am measg nan daoine air a bheil i a鈥� tadhal, tha Daibhidh MacIllInnein 脿 Griais ann an Eilean Le貌dhais a tha air a bhith an s脿s ann an obair gl猫idhteachais n脿dair fad a bheatha. Do dhuine cho 猫asgaidh a bhiodh a鈥� cur seachad m貌ran 霉ine air a鈥� bhl脿r a-muigh, cha ghabh m矛neachadh air meud na buille a thug an galar air aig 脿m glacaidh agus airson 霉ine as a dh猫idh.
Mar dh霉thaich, tha sinn air slighe mh貌r a dh猫anamh bho bhuail am pandemic 鈥檚 gu saoileadh tu gu bheil sinn air smachd fhaighinn air Covid. Ach a bheil sinn air d矛ochuimhneachadh mun fheadhainn sin air a bheil an galar fhathast a鈥� toirt buaidh a thaobh an cuid sl脿inte? Agus d猫 tha tachairt gus an cuideachadh?
There are around two million people in Scotland and England suffering with Long Covid, according to the Office of National Statistics. Many are still battling with the after-effects of the disease, which make everyday tasks challenging, let alone trying to work.
Cathy Macdonald goes on a journey around Scotland, meeting people trying to live with Covid. She learns about the different ways in which the disease has affected them and how they have been managing their recovery.
David MacLennan from Gress in the Isle of Lewis, has spent most of his working life in nature conservation. For someone so energetic who was used to spending time outdoors, it is difficult to put into words how much of an impact the disease had on him when he first caught it and for some time afterwards.
As a nation we have come so far since the pandemic hit that you鈥檇 be excused for thinking that we have beaten Covid. But have we forgotten about those for whom the disease is still having devastating effects? And what is being done to try and help them?
In Gaelic with English subtitles
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