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A young Coloradan learning to live with long COVID turns to TikTok to educate about chronic illness

Lilly Downs, now 20 and out of the hospital, is living independently and planning to resume her education

Lilly Downs, 20, films a video for TikTok at her apartment in Fort Collins, Colorado on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Four years after becoming sick with COVID-19, Downs is now an influencer spreading awareness about chronic illnesses. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Lilly Downs, 20, films a video for TikTok at her apartment in Fort Collins, Colorado on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Four years after becoming sick with COVID-19, Downs is now an influencer spreading awareness about chronic illnesses. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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Now, Lilly Downs is living life outside the hospital’s walls, on her own for the first time, traveling with friends to Utah, and volunteering at a camp for chronically ill kids — and she’s sharing it with the world.
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