One of the most certain parts of our lives is the order of the calendar. “Thirty days has September,/ April,…
Samuel Kirton
Sam Kirton started his column in November 2021 and writes from his home at Lake Anna, Virginia, where he lives with his wife Susan. His diagnosis at age 59 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in January 2017 began a journey of awareness and advocacy. Sam was listed for a lung transplant on March 19, 2021 and received a bilateral lung transplant on July 10, 2021. This was quite the change from his career as a special agent for the Office of Special Investigations and as a corporate security executive. Sam plans to share his journey so you, too, can make every breath count. You can follow Sam’s thoughts on LinkedIn.
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Articles by Samuel Kirton
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“It was July 9, 2021, at 9 a.m. NBC’s ‘Today’ show was on television in our house that morning. I…
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There are certain moments in our lives when a single event becomes indelibly etched into our memory. And the significance…
Minutes after I’m wheeled into the operating room, everyone stops — a timeout. Lying on my back with an awesome…
Shortly after I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), I was on a walk and spotted a leaf…