Yamasaki, Jill2022-08-092022-08-09May 20222022-05https://hdl.handle.net/10657/10745Long-haul COVID-19 – the lingering effects of the coronavirus in patients – is still a mystery. After being infected with the virus, a number of COVID-19 long haulers have suffered from post-COVID-19 symptoms for days, weeks, or months. There is no explanation why people experience long-haul COVID, and at the moment, there is no known cure. This study examined the COVID-19 Long Haulers Journey Facebook group and analyzed its contents to evaluate how long haulers use narrative sensemaking online. Living with illness uncertainty, COVID-19 long haulers used social media as a virtual social support community for them to share illness narratives as they struggle to make sense of their health conditions and cope with high-stress, uncertain events. The data collected identified the significance of the sensemaking process in managing complex health situations and the value of the social media platform as a source of information and social support for wounded storytellers in the midst of uncertainty.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).COVID-19COVID-19 Long HaulersLong COVIDPandemicNarrative sensemakingSocial mediaFacebook2022-08-09Thesisborn digital