great movie boo. yesterday was hard to breathe today is a lot better . May my daily strength family have a breathe easy day today!
Paul

PS. living in Indiana probably doesn't help, but its home!!

Boo, It's sunny and humid here in Tampa and I feel fine. LOL LOL Like everyone else that suffers as we do, the humidity is sometimes crushing, but today it's pretty good. Pursed breathing helps me a great deal, as soon as I gasp I immediately go to pursed. I have gotten to the point were I make a conscience effort to breath that was because it does help elevate the O2. "The Bucket List" was a great movie, I have seen it more than once. I know you enjoyed it. -- Take care, Bill

"How is everyone feeling today?" you ask .....
I would be feeling a jot better if we had some positive news about Paula (drinkcoffee)

Hi Boo,
I am in Virginia and it's been hot and humid in the 90's yesterday, for the last week I can't seem to breathe. PLB constantly. It sure does help a lot. I did a neb treatment this morning and am feeling better and its a little cooler here today. I went with a friend yesterday and was out in the heat all day. Didn't help at all. Couldn't even talk last night. Today is better. Just take one day a time. Silfoxx I know what you mean about Paula she has been in my thoughts and prayers and just hope we will hear from her soon. Boo you need to focus on getting more sleep. I know it's hard, do you take naps during the day?
Hugs,
Debi

Boo, That's a movie I want to see so I'll see if they repeat it. I didn't know you were in Syracuse. I lived in Syracuse and Baldwinsville for many years. We moved down here from there.

Quiet, lonely Sunday but I am going to the store soon just to pick up some staples since we are supposed to have thunderstorms for the next two days.

It's hot and humid here but I won't be out that long. I always need to be reminded of pursed mouth breathing and doing it now!

Hope you have a good day!!! Love, Cindy

our weather can't make up it's mind.
hot up to 90/100, then cold in the 50's one day, up to the 70's the next, today is 80.....and the wind for a few days was horrid. but seems to calm for now.
no tornado's in my neck of the woods (i'd be scared to death to live where there were tornados)
my O2 numbers are doing good. allergies are icky tho. i try to get out on the nice days and get a few things done that are within my "neck limits",
windy, yucky days i'm trying to get things done in house----purging all the crap i've collected over 20 years here LOL
still have pain, but have decided i have to get up and do things or my muscles will "atrophy" (word of the day LOL)
loving getting out & going to physical therapy & working legs on machine while practicing pursed lip breathing----makes me feel like i'm accomplishing something.
i found a handyman to put in my a/c and do other things i was worrying about. he does lovely work & is affordable so i feel so much better that way.
so in a LONG nutshell; i'm doing rather well lately & looking forward to summer.
when i was 1st dx with this, my son in law got me that movie--- and that's what made me decide to make a bucket list and live the best i can for however long i can---great movie!!!!
HOW ARE YOU DOING????

Jim, I know hon...I am missing her AND NOW Lady lungs!! It totally sucks and I've been very upset and down about it.

BUT....we must go on, and I try to just get people talking about how they are feeling, and reading and listening to others, and keeping busy to keep my mind off wondering where DC and LadyLungs are, and whoever else is missing online at this time.

Like Jarca said, it may be something else..Maybe they are in the hospital, maybe their computer busted, who knows. Waiting is not one of my best qualities/patience...whatever..I hear ya buddy!!

Hugs
Boo

Oh and Jarca...

I'm feeling pretty good lately. My O2 has been good since I've been off the oxygen during the day. I am still using it at night, and i'm doing fine so far.

The sleeping? That's another topic, but don't feel like going into that right now. Another time...but not good sleeping lately.

Hugs,

Boo

Hello guys

Last 2 days my breathing has been terrible together with this constant burning feeling across chest n now into back area as well. My x-ray pointed out fibrosis of right upper n lower lobe plus calcified aorta...tomorrow if I feel able I will make the long journey downtown to see pulmo...
Its 2 months now of high 90's n low 80's with humidity in the 80% so staying indoors is the only option...
Do miss Paula sending me her lovely poems each month....I pray she is just recovering somewhere....

Peter

Well, in Texas, it has been hot and dry, except when it is wet and hot!! We have had thunderstorms off and on, but mostly high 90-95. I still feel puny since I had that heart cah and not been exercising. I have been doing a little bit each day until they schedule me at rehab for mantenance. (Sounds like I am an old vehicle or something!!) Anyway, Gwapo, love you my friend and hop the pulmy helps you . Soory you are in pain. I don.t go out, stay in the ac, and that is boring, so today I ecaped and went to walmart. It was HOT!!! But I survived.
Bill, I appreciate the vote of confidence, and no, I will never gove up on anything I set out to do, until i breath my last. That transplant is just another part of this. I am so sad for Paula, and pray she gets better soon and we know what is going on, same with ladylungs, and curt, and the others.
Glad all my DS family have my back, I do so appreciate all the words of encouragemnt. Now to get out of the dolldrums and get back to exercising...

Breath easy my friends
Brenda

Thank you all for checking in...I like that! I think we should do a "CHECK IN"..>LIKE THAT..Then we know how everyone is doing...and if you don't feel like checking in once per week, something like that, than don't. Totally up to you.

IT's nice to know, and gives us kind of a peace of mind about people we wonder about if they DON"T log in.

oldcropsm....I lived for a short time in Greenwood, IN....are you near there? That is about 25 minutes south of Indy People are SO friendly in Indiana...that's for sure! I know it's muggy & hot there in the summer!! I was there in the summer about 3 years ago, and we had 90 degrees and hot hot hot!!!...almost every day for the 3 months I lived there! Hang in there!

Boo

Feeling good! Here in SE South Dakota, it has been cool (50's, 60's and 70's) and very, very wet. Rain nearly every day, which is good since we were in a drought, but it's been hard for people to get their lawns mowed, and difficult for the farmers, I'm sure, to get their crops planted. But I love, love, love, that the air is so fresh and clean and I can open up the doors and windows and have the lovely air into my house.

I feel better today after not feeling so good last week. I hope it continues. The weather here is supposed to get warm this week. I'm not a big fan of over 80 temps. In fact anything over 75 gets a frown from me. I can always hope the weather people are wrong. Most times they are.

Terry

Well, it's been in the low and mid-80's here, but it's been muggy and humid. I stayed inside all weekend, except to go to Panera for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. It gives me something to look forward to, and I play on the computer for a couple of hours. Now that my son's gone, I'm lonely; and I find the people at Panera somewhat comforting, even though they have no idea I'm watching them and getting energy from their sitting nearby me. Pathetic....I know....

I have no idea what got into me last night, but I decided to start cleaning out my refrigerator. I had a Shark steam cleaner that I had never used, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to try it. Ha! It didn't work great for me, and I actually preferred just pulling out the racks and cleaning them with warm, sudsy water. I cleaned out lots of yucky containers that had been pushed to the back of the frig, but one was so old and so bad that I just tossed it. I'll buy a new one! Anyway, I only got one rack totally clean before I started panting and getting SOB, so I'll do another one when I get home tonight. It makes me feel like I really accomplished something! I almost forgot what that felt like!