I have always been active and independent growing up. I like to meet new people and explore the…
Charlene Marshall
Charlene Marshall is a fiercely independent 30-something-year-old who can’t sit still. She loves coffee, wine tasting, playing with her dog, and spending time on the beach with her family. She’s a lover of all things travel, and never passes up an opportunity for a dip in the ocean! A proud Canadian, Charlene was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2016 after 13 months of investigation into sudden shortness of breath, a chronic cough, and unusual fatigue. IPF has forced her to slow down, but she’s slowly learning the value of quality versus quantity in everything she does.
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Articles by Charlene Marshall
This column comes from a place of physical and emotional exhaustion, so please bear with me. I know I’ll…
When you’re living with a life-threatening illness such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), it often feels like…
After a week filled with others doing things to help me, including spending more than six hours…
Do you ever feel that sharing difficult news about yourself is a burden on your friends? I…
With Rare Disease Day 2017 coming up tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 28), I have been thinking a lot about…
I always have been fairly independent. When I was little I played outside alone in a small…
I have tried countless times to describe the feeling of breathlessness to the people in my life who…
When living with an invisible and chronic illness, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), I suppose it’s…
A very interesting situation unfolded the other day as I was purchasing something from our local music store.