In this episode of the podcast, I am grateful to have two fantastic guests join me, Professor Louise Cummings is a professor at the Hong Kong polytechnic university, she conducts research on language and communication disorders and is the author and editor of over 20 books in this area. Kerry Davies is a returning guest, a fellow advocate and nurse who lives with Long Covid and the language and communication disorders associated. We discuss language and communications disorders, the research Louise is undertaking, how communication effects the person, their working life, personal life and how adaptations can support an effective return to work. We discuss the research Louise has undertaken to date, her findings and ongoing research in this area. I hope you enjoy this episode, take care and as always #onedayatatime Links from this episode: Office of national statistics: Number of economically inactive people due to long-term sickness in the United Kingdom from May 1993 to July 2023  https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388245/uk-sick-leave-figures/ Full study article: Cognitive - linguistic difficulties adults with Long Covid: A follow up study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949903823000325 Infograph: Cognitive - linguistic difficulties adults with Long Covid: A follow up study  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ymz_yNrwyQrcoE7lGRwfN_QC7D_6kKwX/view My Links: https://linktr.ee/joulest https://twitter.com/julieTa58407536 https://www.facebook.com/livingwithlongcovid/ https://www.instasgram.com/julietaylor9545 https://amzn.eu/d/9v9MP4v https://amzn.eu/d/1QVK8zn - Return to work planner https://amzn.eu/d/a1Safxc - well-being planner https://www.julie-t.com/ - Julie Taylor life coaching website Long Covid Clinic (Julie Taylor & Dr Binita Kane - contact; [email protected] for more information