After an estimated 104 hospital admissions for severe asthma and probably 10 times that number of IV sticks, I have no peripheral venous access left. A half a century of IV steroids has rendered my veins useless. The only place they can get lines in, are in my knuckles and toes. So rather than endure [...]
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Just a quick update on what Ive up too the last couple weeks. Lungs I’ve pretty much fully recovered from that last exacerbation and hospital stint. I think the intubation is what caused me to get so sick in the first place. An endotracheal tube is the perfect conduit for introducing bacteria and viruses deep [...]
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Look Ma…No headphone wires…. The kind folks at Sony asked this walk man if he would share his opinion about their Walkman! I’m referring to the Sony Walkman W series wireless MP3 player. First of all, you should know that I practically live in headphones and an MP3 player. Listening to music is as much [...]
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I probably sound like a broken record when I say this, but it’s true… I might have crappy lungs, but it’s because of those crappy lungs that I’ve been able to meet so many wonderful and interesting people. My friend Alin certainly fits in that category. Alin has Autism, Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy and an [...]
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Friend, Award-winning Chef , severe asthmatic and fellow SARP alumnus, Sheila Brillhard, wrote me the other day to tell me about her new cookbook . She created it for people who have to take prednisone for their asthma or other medical conditions. What a cleaver idea! I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how [...]
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See you next year! Related Posts:Christmas KittiesCanadian style lunch with a cat from outer spaceMy stress reliever Keeping the dust out.It’s official
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I normally don’t post excerpts or links to other peoples posts, but this one I couldn’t resist. Like the many others who’ve reposted it, I just love it. Piper, a recent double lung transplant recipient who had Cystic Fibrosis, lists her recommendations for that perfect holiday gift. I especially love the gift of prednisone. Her [...]
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The following is a perfect example of what prednisone can to an otherwise intelligent and creative mind…… I was at the town grocery store the other day, where I noticed they were having a contest to see if you could guess the weight of this huge pumpkin they had as part of a Halloween display. [...]
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[JP-Facebook-Like] Hey, I gotta question for you? What’s the longest length of time you’ve ever been separated from a loved one until being reunited with them again? 5 years, 10 years, maybe even 20 years? How does four and a half decades sound? About a week ago, my brother and I took a very special [...]
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[JP-Facebook-Like] Wow…Ive hit the big time! I’m major player now. A force to be reckoned with. At the top of my game. Watch out world, I’m going places now! Today I got one of these… Ben at his finest.That’s right, my blog is finally paying ME! So after 5 years, I finally reached the $100 [...]
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You’ve probably heard me talk about the “small airways” in our lungs, but you might be surprised on just how small they actually are. Here’s a color enhanced photo of the inner surface of our smallest airways taken with a scanning electron microscope. The hollow cavities you see are the alveoli ,this is where the [...]
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Me and my brother at age 5. Can you tell which one is me ? (girlfriend ) Related Posts:No Related Posts
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May 4th is WORLD ASTHMA DAY! ASTHMATICS WANTED! Can’t think of a better time to recruit people for our Severe Asthma Facebook Group. If you, or someone you know has difficult asthma, please join us. To Dr
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