The community speaks out for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month

How much do you know about pulmonary fibrosis? Today kicks off Global PF Awareness Month, and to spread more understanding for this condition which affects over 6,600 PatientsLikeMe members, we asked the community to speak up.

In a recent forum thread, members chimed in with the one thing they think people should know about what it’s like to live with PF. Here’s a snapshot of what they had to say:

 

“…how hard it is to deal with the fact that you can’t do things you used to do and that even things we typically take for granted like showering are very difficult as the condition worsens.”

— PatientsLikeMe member living with PF

 

“Don’t settle, we have options, find a doctor that specializes in interstitial lung diseases which pulmonary fibrosis is part of. Let them decide with your help as a patient what is best for YOU. We are always so quick to put a pill in our mouths and hope it works. With this disease that isn’t necessarily the answer. Live with IPF/PF and advocate for your health.”

— PatientsLikeMe member living with PF

 

“I have lived with pulmonary fibrosis since i was diagnosed 10 years ago but i am certain i had the symptoms many years earlier. Since my diagnosis, which the medics tell me is idiopathic, i have been on the roller coaster that many patients will be only too familiar with. Nobody knows the cause. Nobody knows how to treat it. And nobody knows a cure. And until there is a significant increase in research funding nobody ever will.”

— PatientsLikeMe member living with PF

 

You can see the rest of the responses and add your own experience here. And be sure to check out the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s awareness month toolkit to find out how to get involved on social media and beyond.

 

 

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