COVID-19 long-haulers struggle with persistent mental health issues: brain fog, anxiety, depression and sleep disorders

Heather Petit keeps having the same nightmare: She can’t breathe.

Petit, 46, of Hebron, tested positive for COVID-19 in late September. Although her family had been careful, not seeing friends and getting groceries delivered, she spiked a high fever one night. A week later, she couldn’t walk down the stairs or get out of bed without struggling to breathe.