Catherine’s story
In February 2020, I contracted Covid. I went from running a full-time business, being a mum of two under 2, and pursuing a full-time PhD, to nothing.
I cried and was in constant pain, taking every painkiller I could and fighting with doctors to find relief.
A year earlier, I had tried the keto diet to lose a bit of weight for a holiday. By the end of 2020, I returned to keto, and by September 2021, I transitioned to a carnivore diet.
I went from taking over 20 tablets a day and needing ambulance calls for morphine. My kids knew me as the sick mummy—”Mummy’s not well,” “Mummy can’t play today.”
The pain, autoimmune flares, chronic pain, and heart issues are still there, but now they’re controlled and managed. Yes, I still take some medication, but only a quarter of what I used to. And I’m no longer bedridden five days a week.
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