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RAMBLINGS: DON'T WAIT FOR AN EPIDEMIC TO FIND A CURE OR EDUCATE OTHERS!

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted January 6, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Hi Everybody, Sorry I've been out of touch for so long. I've missed communicating with all of you and hope you've missed me, even if only a little. My battle with disease has turned into a war and I will ...

Not new just don`t post much

PETER44
  • By PETER44 · Posted December 17, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Hi All, hope you are having a good day today. I am Peter 44 been on here for about a year don`t post much just read. You are all a great bunch of people. I have severe C O P D on oxygen 24/7 and have ...

I have Cryptococcal Pneumonia.....

LMcMurphie
  • By LMcMurphie · Posted December 3, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • Hi everyone. I'm new to the site and glad to have found you. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with this infection (Cryptococcal pneumonia a fungal pneumonia). I was diagnosed about 2 weeks ago after ...

STOCK MARKET

charlie44
  • By charlie44 · Posted November 30, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • SINCE I RETIRED 3 YRS AGO THINGS HAD BEEN GOING FAIRLY WELL WITH MY RETIREMENT FUNDS. BUT IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I'VE LOST BIG TIME!!!! SO I DECIDED SINCE THEY "DON'T MAKE HEARSES WITH LUGGAGE RACKS" I ...

cigar habit

charlie44
  • By charlie44 · Posted November 19, 2008
  • 15 replies
  • STARTED BACK SMOKING A FEW MONTHS AGO ( AFTER BEING QUIT FOR 6 YRS ) NOW I SMOKE CIGARS ====I KNOW I SHOULDN'T===BUT MAN THEY TASTE GOOD==TRY TO QUIT NEXT WEEK==== JUST HANGING AROUND TILL THE OTHER SHOE ...

Waking up and getting up!

fairydustgrma
  • By fairydustgrma · Posted October 18, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Oh uh another sleepless night, I almost hate to go to sleep because I know in the morning at 3am I will awake in pain, I keep my breakthru pain meds next to me and my cain and a drink, just for this reason ...

new to the site

jand
  • By jand · Posted October 16, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • Hi: Im interested in being able to talk to other people who have the same thing we are dealing with. I also want to help anyone I can with sharing thoughts,feelings and sometimes frustration too! Hope ...

Scans, Waiting and prayers: Results

vh
  • By vh · Posted October 1, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • Hello everyone..I have read many of your entries about the anxiety of waiting for scan results....now we wait formy sisters results and it is almost unbearable. In a way I want to hear now and in a way ...

Update on William with the pancreas problem

KathyG
  • By KathyG · Posted September 9, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • Today we went to see his specialist. We found out today that he IS NOT going to send him to Duke University afterall. He is going to talk to a CF Pulmonary Doctor and try to get the DNA screening for ...

UPDATE.....URGENT...NEED INFO ON 6YR OLD WITH PANCREAS PROBLEM

KathyG
  • By KathyG · Posted September 3, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • Today I had to take my 6 yr old grandson to the emergency dept. He has been sick for 2 days. In my earlier post I explained that he has a pancreas problem and is taking enzymes. About 5 weeks ago the ...

HOW ARE YOU?

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted September 2, 2008
  • 99 replies
  • I haven't written a journal in quite a while and I think of and pray for all of you. If you are on my friend's list, I know a little more about how you're feeling than the rest. I read the posts on a ...

ORGANIC FOOD: COST and BENEFITS

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted August 3, 2008
  • 24 replies
  • Hello to all and I hope you are having a good, happy day. After reading and believing in Delirium's excellent post titled: "Diet For Sarcoidosis", I just wanted to put in my two cents about our food here ...

New feature - profile completeness gauge

Tasha
  • By Tasha · Posted June 12, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Greetings from TeamInspire! I'm your friendly neighborhood designer, here to tell you about some new features. You might notice that today we revamped your member homepage - https://www.inspire.com/member-home.pl ...

Sometimes we make mistakes

Brian
  • By Brian · Posted May 23, 2008
  • 35 replies
  • Two months ago, when we launched Inspire 2.0, we added a group called 'Team Inspire'. We did this with the best intentions: we wanted the group to be a space for new members to get oriented, ask questions ...

TREATING PAIN AND DEPRESSION IN SARCOIDOSIS

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted May 13, 2008
  • 10 replies
  • I would like to thank all of you who so kindly and generously took the time to respond to my last journal, " INFLAMMATION AS THE CAUSE OF SARCOIDOSIS." I had intended to delve more deeply into the correlation ...

INFLAMMATION AS THE CAUSE OF SARCOIDOSIS

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted May 11, 2008
  • 18 replies
  • I recently went to see a pain management doctor, because I am in pain. DUH! His recommendation was that I change my antidepressant medication and take a muscle relaxant. I called my psychiatrist and asked ...

SARCOIDOSIS and DEPRESSION

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted April 26, 2008
  • 15 replies
  • I've wanted to write a journal about this topic for so long, but then again, it's just so darn, DEPRESSING! Every time I research or even broach the correlation of Sarcoidosis and Depression, I read the ...

WHEN INSPIRED BY SOMEONE, LET THEM KNOW

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted April 24, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • Every time I write a journal or discussion and someone commends my essay, I feel an incredible sense of pride that maybe I've helped or touched someone. I've read many well written and informative articles ...

READ ALL YOU CAN ABOUT YOUR DISEASE

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted April 24, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Dear Friends, I love to read, so this isn't difficult for me to do. I read everything I can about my sarcoidosis and anything that can impact it, positively or negatively. For those of you who are as ...

SECOND OPINIONS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

JanetGrant
  • By JanetGrant · Posted April 23, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • I made some errors in my first essay on this topic and I hope I have managed to correct them in this rewritten version. After my wonderful experiences with my non-caring, and it's "all in your head" doctor ...

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