For 14-year-old Geo Roy, the success of a day can be measured by whether they make it out of bed.

“Today I had a shower, which I haven’t done in three days,” they said in an interview from their home on Protection Island near Nanaimo, B.C.

Since contracting a viral illness two years ago, which they suspect was COVID-19, the previously healthy teenager has been diagnosed with multiple chronic illnesses, including myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

They are one of about 80 pediatric patients currently receiving treatment at the B.C. Centre for Long COVID, ME/CFS, & Fibromyalgia (BC-CLMF), a virtual clinic providing ongoing care to more than 8,500 people across the province.