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Feature Article: Silent Suffering

A 1,800-word narrative feature on living with long COVID and the less visible realities of chronic illness.

Context
STCO 11103 · Spring 2025
My role
Reporter and writer
Format
Feature article · 1,864 words
Skills
Interviewing, narrative structure, reporting

“Silent Suffering: Living with an Invisible Disease” follows a young journalism graduate and rock climber whose life changed after a COVID-19 infection left her with persistent fatigue and brain fog.

The piece combines interviews and personal storytelling with reporting on long COVID, so it stays personal without losing the facts.

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