LONG covid? COVID Pneumonia?

I had Covid about 6 weeks ago....Felt like razor blades in my throat, awful cough...Hardly slept but wasnt tired
Called doctor, that was best thing I did, he prescribed me Paxlovid, wife picked it up, no charge, thanks federal govt.
Stuff worked within 24 hours but I wasnt up and about until days later
My voice took weeks to get back to normal and the cough lasted longer
My wife never came down with it
The husband of a woman ive been close friends with, he had a kidney transplant in the past spring. He was told do not get Covid. Unfortunately he came down with Covid and has been in the hospital the past two months
He is on a vent and that can't get him off, he is failing more every day and it looks very bad for him
This couple had lousy first marriages and now found happiness......Life is often so unfair