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  • What hobbies help you escape PF?

    Posted by Samuel Kirton on March 11, 2025 at 9:00 am

    What hobbies do you have that are a distraction from living with pulmonary fibrosis?

    I have long been a ham radio operator. I do enjoy speaking with people around the world from my home without using the internet. 

    Do you have a way to escape living with pulmonary fibrosis?



    Samuel Kirton replied 2 months, 4 weeks ago 12 Members · 15 Replies
  • 15 Replies
  • Sailor

    Member
    March 11, 2025 at 2:33 pm

    I enjoy shooting. I have my own range on my property and try to get some trigger time daily.

  • gracia

    Member
    March 11, 2025 at 2:45 pm

    swimming

  • 1940

    Member
    March 11, 2025 at 2:48 pm

    Sporting Clays along with Skeet and Trap are good outdoor hobbies that require little exertion. You can take a cart at most sporting clays places.

    Bocce is always a limited exertion game. It is not easy to excel but we have a frail 94 year old who is a champion and very accurate with a bocce ball.

    • Sailor

      Member
      March 21, 2025 at 4:52 pm

      Two of my favorite sports are Sporting Clays and Skeet. At the top of my bucket list was to have my own Skeet Range on my property. Two years ago I made that dream come true. I had it done up correctly and it is a regulation range. I’ve got voice actuated remotes. My favorite skeet guns are Browning XS Skeet over/under shotguns in 20ga and 28ga. I had Graco add their custom upgrades to the butt stocks.

      My problem is that I get fatigued very quickly. Hopefully now that spring is here I’m gonna try to shoot a bit more.

      For Sporting Clays I have Browning Feather XS Sporting Clays over/under models. 28ga being my favorite of the guns I have for Skeet and Sporting Clays.

  • Pauline Korol

    Member
    March 11, 2025 at 3:11 pm

    I make art. I love to paint in watercolours and acrylic. You loose yourself in it. Forget about all your problems

    • Samuel Kirton

      Member
      March 26, 2025 at 2:26 pm

      Can you share a photo of one of your paintings?

  • Tom

    Member
    March 11, 2025 at 3:48 pm

    I, also, enjoy HAM radio!

    • Samuel Kirton

      Member
      March 26, 2025 at 2:30 pm

      I enjoy primarily HF work.

  • Kaye-Maree Hollingsworth

    Member
    March 11, 2025 at 6:44 pm

    I love building Lego, in gives me great joy to be able to show and share with my children and grandchildren my latest creation.

  • kac

    Member
    March 14, 2025 at 4:04 pm

    My husband likes to fly his drone. He can sit on the deck in the backyard or we can go for a ride to the beach or lake.

  • Samuel Kirton

    Member
    March 17, 2025 at 11:01 pm

    It is such a diverse group of diversions to enjoy.

  • Randi

    Member
    March 18, 2025 at 9:23 am

    I spend endless hours doing watercolor paintings. I generally use reference photos I’ve taken on various trips over the years or simply from walks in my neighborhood. It gives me the joy of both memories and being creative. I also do clay sculpting, which is lots of fun. And from time to time, I pull out my violin which I love, but can play only for short times.

  • tieflies

    Member
    March 18, 2025 at 3:05 pm

    I am learning woodworking. I did carpentry (not professionally) but that is a bit too physical now.

    I am also tying fishing flies again. That is well within my energy level.

  • speedy

    Member
    March 20, 2025 at 8:54 am

    I try to get out and fish local or even fly my radio-controlled airplanes when I’m feeling up to it. Seems like it’s getting harder and harder to do and really hard to plan because of how I might happen to feel at that time. Heck it’s even getting harder and harder to do what needs to be done around the house. Oh well it is still great knowing that there’s a chance to get out.

  • papag

    Member
    March 21, 2025 at 4:45 pm

    Motorcycle was my sanity/escape and had to sell since I become tired more easily. Started to learn photography and plan to take grandkids fishing when the weather cooperates. Also, just joined a local chess club that encourages beginners (like me).

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