1. I haven't heard of EFFORTS. How do I go there?
2. About 3 1/2 years ago my wife woke up with blue ears. Lack of oxygen.
That was the last day she smoked.( I had quit about a year earlier after 35
years of 2 packs/day of Camels. So far so good) She has gone down hill since
then to the point where she is on oxygen 24 hours/day.She has been told that
she is not a "suitable" candidate for the new type of surgery but other than
cool, dry weather I thought there might be something out there that would
help her

gwyn wrote:

> From: "gwyn" <Feathers@...>
>
> Hello, Sorry to hear about your wife O'Neil, have you heard
> about EFFORTS
>
> I was diagnosed with emphysema a few weeks ago. (Not long
> after I had given up smoking). I thought that I was "ill"
> but reading messages from people at EFFORTS and hearing
> about your wife I realise that I am not as badly off as I
> thought I was.
>
> I joined because I want to find out _exactly_ what this
> emphysema is, and how to improve my breathing, if I can.
>
> I am "puffing" steroids twice a day. I have put on weight,
> found out that I also have an under active thyroid gland. I
> have to lose weight.
>
> I do do quite a bit of walking. We have a smallholding 900'
> up a small mountain. Horses sheep and goats need tending
> every day. Just takes longer now.
>
> I had my last cigarette at 10;10 p.m. on February 28 1999,
> That is exactly six months ago. :-))
>
> Well, I'm sorry to have bored you all. :-)
>
> Gwyn
>
> North Wales, UK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oneil kelly <onkelly@...>
> To: emphysema@onelist.com <emphysema@onelist.com>
> Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 2:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [emphysema] Health???
>
> >From: oneil kelly <onkelly@...>
> >
> >I just joined Gwyn because my wife has now progressed to 24
> hour oxygen and
> >I thought maybe some of you guys had helpful info. However
> this doesn't seem
> >to be the most populated of lists. Are there others or is
> it the summer
> >doldrums?
> >O'Neil
> >
>
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