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The Microvascular Research Foundation The Microvascular Research Foundation exists to develop effective, research-based treatment protocols for patients suffering from Long COVID

10/24/2026

Seeking medical care can be exhausting, especially when you're already struggling with a chronic illness.

For Laci Arnett, living with Long COVID meant going from appointment to appointment, repeating her story, and constantly fighting to be believed.

She describes it as going to war every time she visited a doctor.

But when she finally visited Dr. Jordan Vaughn, she experienced something she hadn't felt in years: peace. For once, she didn't feel like she had to fight or explain herself.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/WcUSSHZdd2Y
Learn more: https://mvresearch.org/

10/24/2026

Different diagnoses. Sometimes, a strikingly similar patient. đź‘€
What do Lyme disease, Long COVID, POTS, MCAS, and pelvic venous disease have in common? More overlap than many people realize.
I had the pleasure of collaborating with Dr. Alexis Cutchins last year, exploring the similarities we see in our complex patient populations. It was wonderful to reconnect and continue learning from her expertise.
Some of the most valuable insights happen when different specialties come together, share perspectives, and look beyond a single diagnosis. Because sometimes, a different perspective helps connect the dots. ✨
Have you ever wondered how your diagnoses or symptoms might be connected?

10/23/2026

Laci Arnett spent more than 25 years caring for patients as a nurse. But when she developed Long COVID, she found herself struggling to be heard by the healthcare system she knew so well.

Her symptoms began suddenly, leaving her with debilitating fatigue and neurological issues. Yet her tests kept coming back normal, and doctors repeatedly suggested psychiatric explanations.

Eventually, Laci began questioning herself and voluntarily admitted herself to a psychiatric unit.

In this clip from The Long Haul with Summer, Laci shares what it was like to go from nurse to patient, and how years of medical dismissal affected her physically and emotionally.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/WcUSSHZdd2Y

10/22/2026

After four years of struggling with Long COVID, Laci Arnett had become skeptical of doctors who promised answers.

When Dr. Jordan Vaughn told her he'd been studying her case, she wasn't convinced. But when she got home and reviewed her visit notes, she was surprised to find the first accurate documentation of her medical history in four years.

His office had even gathered records from previous research studies that other providers hadn't reviewed.

Laci shares what it meant to finally feel that someone had taken the time to understand her medical history.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/WcUSSHZdd2Y
Learn more: https://mvresearch.org/

10/21/2026

She Was a Nurse for 25 Years. Doctors Still Dismissed Her Long COVID

For more than 25 years, Laci Arnett cared for patients as a nurse. But when she developed Long COVID, she found herself struggling to be heard by the very healthcare system she knew so well.

Despite debilitating symptoms, her tests repeatedly came back normal, and doctors suggested psychiatric explanations. Eventually, she began questioning herself.

In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Laci shares her difficult journey, the role her faith played, and what changed when she finally found a doctor who took the time to understand her medical history.

Learn more about the Microvascular Research Foundation at https://mvresearch.org/

10/20/2026

For more than 25 years, Laci Arnett worked as a nurse, caring for patients and advocating for their needs.

Then she developed Long COVID and found herself on the other side of the healthcare system. Her tests came back normal, doctors offered psychiatric explanations, and even the medical research she brought was dismissed.

Eventually, she began questioning herself.

In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Laci shares what it was like to go from advocating for patients to fighting to be heard as one.

Full episode premieres October 21 at 2 PM ET / 1 PM CT.

10/11/2026

John Armstrong had reached the point where he was ready to give up on doctors.
He had seen specialist after specialist, but his fatigue, brain fog, and other symptoms kept being treated separately.

Then his wife convinced him to try one more doctor.

For the first time, John felt like someone was looking at the whole picture and giving him a plan.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/2FSWMoq6S64

10/10/2026

John Armstrong says he would have rather heard, “I don’t know,” than be confidently told everything was fine.

For him, the problem wasn’t that a doctor didn’t immediately have the answer. It was feeling like there was no willingness to keep looking.

Summer shares how that experience now shapes the way she listens to patients and looks for patterns that may not be obvious at first.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/2FSWMoq6S64

10/09/2026

Long COVID left John Armstrong dealing with crashes that could take days to recover from.

As he searched for answers, his symptoms were often treated one at a time, without anyone stepping back to look at the whole picture. After years of appointments, he reached the point where he was ready to stop looking.

Then his wife convinced him to try one more doctor.

John shares what changed when someone finally gave him a plan.

10/08/2026

A scan can come back normal and still not tell the whole story.

John Armstrong’s iliac vein compression was missed on an earlier MRI. Summer explains how having those same scans reviewed by someone specifically looking for pelvic venous disease can reveal findings that weren’t recognized the first time.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/2FSWMoq6S64
Learn more: https://mvresearch.org/

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