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  • About Me

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    BreathlessInCa

    Female, 52
    Citrus Heights, CA, USA
    Member since March 9, 2007

    • About Me

      I have been a stay at home mom other than a few odd jobs while kids were in school.Have 2 grown Children and 1 grandaughter 19 months old :-D I was always quite athletic pre-lung disease. Hubby is now semi-retired. We enjoy camping, used to love long difficult hikes..sigh ;_;....and of course God is my best friend my great hope>^.^

      I have been a stay at home mom other than a few odd jobs while kids were in school.Have 2 grown Children and 1 grandaughter 19 months old :-D I was always quite athletic pre-lung disease. Hubby is now semi-retired. We enjoy camping, used to love long difficult hikes..sigh ;_;....and of course God is my best friend my great hope>^.^

    • Interests

      My family is my greatest interest. I also draw and paint and play on the computer. Love video games. I am playing WOW. I'm on Malygos and blackrock servers. I enjoy reading and what gardening I'm still able to do.

      My family is my greatest interest. I also draw and paint and play on the computer. Love video games.

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  • Journal

    • RIP Tricia

      Mood July 9, 2008 5:34pm

       

       We have lost a courageous …

    • Eureka!

      Mood June 18, 2008 5:05pm

      My sister and I made a trip to Eureka, Ca...my home town....to see an old friend and visit our old homes and haunts. It was a small miracle. My …

    • Journal Entry for January 25, 2008

      Mood January 25, 2008 3:56pm

       Confused ...

      I feel that I have become so self-centered. More than I've been in my life. But that may be a self-deception. I've probably …

    • Journal Entry for August 30, 2007

      Mood August 30, 2007 8:03pm

      Random Musings  

       

      Doing pretty good.

      It's hotter than blazes here today though.

       We were going to try to go to the State Fair this …

    • Journal Entry for August 24, 2007

      Mood August 24, 2007 3:26am

      It's been so long since I've posted! I received a new scary diagnosis. Seems the pulmo thinks I have something called …

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      From crowe60 October 4, 2008

      We're doing OK...well, I am. Still don't hear much from my sis but I hear she is doing well. I'm in Minn for a board meeting and headed to Dallas tomorrow...fun times and I'm thankful. Hope you are doing well too! Love, Sheila

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      From margee July 18, 2008

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      From kadiestr May 18, 2008

      C-Section scheduled! June 18!

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      From margee May 15, 2008

      thank you breathless I don't know if this haas any thing to with the disease but I have a lot of gas and I pass a lot of gas do you know if there is a connection

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Pulmonary Fibrosis

      I have a complicated dx of PF. I know the progression of discovering you have a debilitating, chronic, life threatening, untreatable, incurable disease; fear, depression, anger, sadness. Hope I can be of help someone here.

      Treatments

      Prayer Working / Worked
      Prayer gives me a sense of peace and purpose. It never fails that I breathe better after being prayed over in Church.
      Prayer Working / Worked
      Prayer gives me a sense of peace and purpose. It never fails that I breathe better after being prayed over in Church.
      Prednisone Working / Worked
      It seemed to at first, but now not It feels like I'm getting worse. They are making me nuts too. The inhaled Steroids are helpful though. I don't think I could get by without that.
      Azathioprine Working / Worked
      just started this 9-14-08. I'm told it may take 6 weeks to know if it is having any effect. Side effects look scary, but hoping for the best.
    • Close Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma

      I was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome with RA about 12 years ago.6 years ago I was diagnosed with NHL. I am stable and untreated on W&W. I have a lung disease that is baffling the best minds in pulmonary medicine. I am a child of God and know that all things are working to the good for me.

      Treatments

      Prayer Working / Worked
      Praying is essential to life, no matter what.
    • Open Sjogren's Syndrome

      Treatments

      Plaquenil Working / Worked
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