Shared Stories
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Wesley F.
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Tom M. I was diagnosed with IPF in 2019 and have been wearing oxygen for a little over a year now.
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Pam C. I started coughing from what I thought was a virus in November 2011. It never went away.
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Robert W.
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Kristie C. My Dad, Raymond Paul, was diagnosed with IPF in 2015.
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Dianne H. Pulmonary Fibrosis has affected my everyday life for almost five years.
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Brenda B. My mother died from pulmonary fibrosis in 2008. She was diagnosed and given five years but she lived eight.
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Delores M. I was recently diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis.
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Debbie H. I am a Family Nurse Practitioner, diagnosed with NSIP for only two months and this has devastated my life in a short time period.
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Gerardo M.
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angela b.
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Nicole D. My name is Nicole, I'm 22 and a recent college graduate. I am a former college cheerleader, an avid runner, a proud alumnus of a sorority, and a huge Cleveland sports fan. I also happen to only have 1 healthy lung.
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Robin B. My mom was hospitalized with severe blood clots in her neck and arm. In the process of finding the cause, the doctors found a small nodule on her lungs.
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Jim H. In 2013, I was diagnosed with a disease that has no determined cause or cure. My doctors told me that my lungs would deteriorate but they couldn’t predict at what rate. I was instructed to get my affairs in order and enjoy the rest of my very-limited
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Dawn M. Thank you for allowing me to share my story. My mother had suffered for years with difficulties breathing. She was told she had asthma, and then sarcodosis. My folks moved from the Midwest to the southwest to retire as well as to help my mother breat
