Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

February 6, 2020February 4, 2020

How Hobbies Can Help Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

Most of the conversations in the Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums are about the physical and medical aspects of living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). But occasionally we steer off-topic ... Read more

February 3, 2020January 30, 2020

IPF Feels Like a Roadblock to My Future

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

A roadblock to your future could be any number of things. Perhaps it is a new skill necessary to advance your career or the finances needed for a big ... Read more

January 30, 2020January 28, 2020

I Did Everything Right, So Why Did I End Up with Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

As I sit down to write this column, I am having a difficult day. Following a recent column about vulnerability, I heard from many readers who said my words ... Read more

January 23, 2020January 21, 2020

This Is Who I Am Beyond Pulmonary Fibrosis

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

An emerging healthcare priority in the past decade has been patient-centered care. It is an idea that many facilities are still trying to define. Patient-centered care is simple to ... Read more

January 20, 2020January 17, 2020

It Takes a Village to Survive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

You may be familiar with the proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The phrase is believed to have originated from the Nigerian Igbo culture and is ... Read more

January 16, 2020January 14, 2020

My Latest Health Setback Left Me Feeling Overwhelmed with Guilt

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who hates pulmonary fibrosis (PF) more than the patients living with it and their caregivers. This chronic and debilitating disease, characterized by ... Read more

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020

Being Vulnerable with a Chronic Illness Can Be Beneficial

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

One of my most vivid memories of my late friend Serena Lawrence is when we sat down to discuss my becoming a columnist for BioNews Services. I’d just been diagnosed ... Read more

January 9, 2020January 7, 2020

What It’s Like to Have An Illness That No One Knows About

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a little-known, complex, and misunderstood rare disease. I hadn’t heard of it before my diagnosis at the tender age of 28, just over three ... Read more

January 6, 2020January 2, 2020

Living in Deep Fear of the Dreaded IPF Cough

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

In December, I wrote a column about slowly emerging from a month of being sick with pneumonia and the flu. I shared the importance of doing our best as ... Read more

January 2, 2020December 19, 2019

I’m Harnessing the Power of Positivity in My Battle with IPF

Columns, Younger than 30: Living with IPF, a column by Charlene Marshall

These past six weeks have been difficult as I continue to recover from a horrible ordeal with both pneumonia and influenza. While I’ll never know how I came into ... Read more

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