Freya Sawbridge – The Spinoff

How it feels to lose your sense of smell

15 February 202115 February 2021 by Freya Sawbridge

The loss of smell is one of the most conspicuous symptoms of Covid-19. It can be long-lasting, and its impacts are serious, writes Freya Sawbridge. Smell is our most underrated and misunderstood sense. It is such a passive act that we scarcely notice how much we need it. A 2019 survey ranked it as the … Read more

I tested positive for Covid-19 in March, and I’m still horribly sick

9 August 2020 by Freya Sawbridge

A small proportion of Covid-19 patients continue experiencing symptoms long after they test negative. Freya Sawbridge, one such ‘Covid long hauler’, describes what it’s like. Four months have passed and I’m onto my fifth relapse. The room is eerily still yet my mind spins like the stripes of a barber’s pole. My brain pulsates and … Read more