Pulmonary Fibrosis News Forums | Stephanie Young | Activity https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/members/stephanie/activity/ Activity feed for Stephanie Young. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:20 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 fc105e9084920f9ab9dc58b962f8ec0e Stephanie Young replied to the discussion Telomere length and specific genes associated with IPF: in the forum Welcome Lounge https://pulmonaryfibrosisnews.com/forums/forums/topic/telomere-length-and-specific-genes-associated-with-ipf/#post-35187 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:17:42 -0500 Reply to Telomere length and specific genes associated with IPF:

James,
I’ve had IPF for 23 years. I’m sorry to say I’m not educated on the hereditary gene aspect of it. My IPF was environmental. Something I breathed in caused it. Could I have passed this on to my son. He is 19 now and I was diagnosed 23 years ago. No one has mentioned that that could be a possibility. Even though he started having… Read more

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Hi Monica,
I’m Stephanie, I’m new to the group. I was diagnosed in 2001,22 years ago. I was told I would only live 3days. I have good news for everyone. There is the possibility to improve. I am proof of that. I was told before my biopsy that I more than likely would not come off life support. They gave me three days to live. A surprise to all… Read more

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