Tag archives: Chesley Heymsfield

The Chesley Initiative: Upcoming Forum Looks at the Road Ahead for Long COVID
By Zach Rosen   |   March 24, 2026

Long COVID resists easy definition. It arrives unevenly, lingers unpredictably, and for many patients, exists in the uneasy space between symptom and diagnosis. In the years since the pandemic began, millions (18M in fact) have reported not returning to baseline – fatigue that doesn’t lift, cognitive disruption, respiratory changes that persist without clear explanation. What […]

Long Covid in Santa Barbara: A Medical and Financial Time Bomb
By Michael Bowker   |   June 20, 2023

When Debbie Goodwin caught a strange disease that smashed into her life like a freight train, she felt she was alone in the world. With its devastating rhythm of painful and fatiguing symptoms, no one seemed to know what she had. It was terrifying. Today, two years later, she still struggles, but she knows she […]

Santa Barbara Is Invited to Be Part of the Making of the ‘One Name’ Documentary
By Montecito Journal   |   June 20, 2023

This Friday, June 16, the public is invited to take part in an informal meeting regarding the launching of a documentary with a satirical angle about rebranding ME, Long Covid, and other diseases. (www.movieaboutme.com) The effort is being spearheaded by Chesley Heymsfield, a Santa Barbara film producer who is living with ME. “I first noticed […]