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Reactions to people vaping as an IPF patient.
Despite being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) at 28, I did not treat my lungs poorly. I never smoked as a youth or young adult, nor was I exposed to secondhand smoke or mold in my childhood. Additionally, I was always active and rarely caught respiratory infections as a child so, unfortunately, my diagnosis is truly “idiopathic”, meaning no one really knows why I ended up with this cruel lung disease.
On the days I’m most frustrated with IPF and the symptoms it causes, I try to remember that I didn’t do anything to cause this. I often struggle to keep myself quiet or not get overly emotional when I see teenagers vaping because they have no idea how difficult living with lung disease is. I’ve seen kids as young as eleven using a vape! I guess I just needed to bring this to our forums community because I know others will understand my reaction when I see others vaping and yet, I’m living with IPF through no fault of my own.
How do you deal with the intense emotion of seeing others vape, knowing it will damage their lungs?
Do you ever say anything to people?
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