Biography

Diagnosed in 2015 with unknown substance in left lower lung.  Covid in March 2022 re-diagnosed with Bronchial asthama and IPF – short of breath at times and increased cough.  Went to pulmonary rehab for 8 weeks.   I find exercise (mostly interval walking and weights and swimming) 3-4 times a week really helps open up the air way.  Going to a Chinese medicine doctor in Jan. 2023.  She does acupuncture, deep massage, diet approach and natural healing and really looking forward to this. I want to believe our body can heal itself with the right help.  I am seeing my respirologist in Nov 2022 to repeat PFT, blood work, and chest x-ray will tell him my plans then.  He started me on Symbicort but after a few weeks I experienced headaches so decreased number of puffs.