If you are one of the millions of Americans struggling with the persistent, debilitating symptoms of Post-COVID Syndrome (Long COVID), I want to start by saying two things: you are not alone, and your symptoms are real. The profound fatigue that doesn't improve with rest, the debilitating brain fog that clouds your thinking, the shortness of breath, the strange neurological sensations—these are not "in your head." They are the tangible results of a complex, systemic dysfunction triggered by the initial viral infection.