Biography

Name

Nan

Nickname

nan

Year of Birth

1965

Gender

Female

Location

Waterloo Ontario

Relationship

Patient

Short Bio

Wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, great aunt and a nurse. Diagnosed with PF from radiation therapy for breast cancer. Chronic cough, burning with breathing. Work full time. Kids are 30 and 28. Oldest son married with one child youngest lives in China and is getting married there in April. My father had PF from radiation but was also told IPF so don’t know whole story. He passed in 2006 after 7 years with the disease. He had bowel cancer, eventually went to his brain but he died of respiratory failure.

Type of Diagnosis

PF of known aetiology

Treatment / Medical Facility

None

Current medication regimen

None

Lung transplantation status

to be determined

Supplemental Oxygen

no

Best advice for PF symptom management

Exercise, diet take it slow.

Are you currently taking an anti-fibrotic medication?

no

How did you find us?

PF News Website

How long have you or the person that you are caring for had PF?

1 year and 3 months

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