"When there are only three hours in the day" 

"Many post-Covid patients are supposed to be rehabilitated to get fit for work again. For some, this doesn't work. They experience the harshness of our performance-oriented society.

Anita Probst's day runs from nine to twelve o'clock. That's her good phase. She makes breakfast, goes to the dentist, swims a few laps - no longer 40, but rather four - and sometimes meets up with friends. “Since I've had ME/CFS, my battery is never completely full” (...)"

Story by: Luisa Jacobs and Anne Jeschke
Photo Editor: Jakob Weber
DIE ZEIT, 2024