About 28 or 29 hours after the completion of my bilateral lung transplant, I was extubated. I took…
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On this day three years ago, at 9:03 a.m. ET, my phone rang. Michelle Schreffler, one of the…
Three years ago, my life looked very different than it does today. I was at the apex of getting my…
“They’re here!” Much like the scenes in movies where grandparents see their grandchildren arriving, I shouted those words on Father’s…
I spent last week childproofing my home. No, my wife, Susan, and I aren’t expecting. Our granddaughters, Abigail and Charlotte,…
I recently read a social media post from a patient who uses supplemental oxygen. They said they were unable to…
I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in January 2017, at age 59, and received a…
When idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients experience a worsening of symptoms, it’s often called an exacerbation. I didn’t…
There’s an Instagram account called “iwastodayyearsold_” (I was today years old) dedicated to sharing unusual discoveries people cannot…
This has been quite the week. I can sum it up in one word: grief, which must be one of…