Re: Beth + Rob

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Beth,

I love those lyrics. What movie was the song from? I would love to buy a copy. Thanks- R. (53) Sarcoid/PF 3/2006 Carlsbad, California

From: Jack Marshall <mrshlljck (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: Re: How PF has improved my lifeTo: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, March 27, 2009, 2:02 PM

Since I was dx nearly five years ago, I have done a few things.

1. I reached the age of 80. To my surprise, it was a kind of freedom, to be wholely myself without concern for what others may think or do.

2. I learned that family - my children, my grandchildren, my great grandchildren hold me in considerable esteem. To have a four year old call you on the phone and sing happy birthday to you in a sweet voice

is like hearing angels.

3. I learned that my circle of friends was larger and more loving and concerned than I ever imagined, and

that they spanned ages from 6 to 90 .

4. I learned that PF is just another element in my life, a thought that I have incorporated but yet

respect, and that my life goes on very much like it did before, but with the annoyance of a drippy

five year old's nose, and an aggravting cough. No one but me pays these things any attention.

5. I learned that I now live my life with a heightened sensitivty to things I used to take for granted:

a magnificant surnise, a flock of ravens in my yard, a mama deer and her kid in the woods, a moose dancing across the highway before I get too close to cause an accident, the neighbor's cat chasing

a squirrel, only to lose it when it races up a tree trunk.

6. I learned that I love life and that with the right attitude life loves me, even with the PF.

7. I learned that I want to make it to 100, and that I have the will and the means to do so if I coddle the devil in my lungs and work to keep him still.

8. Most of all, I learned to love this great Air Family which has given me more love than I deserve and

taught me more about life than I thought there was to know.

Thank you - all of you - I love you.

Jack79/IPF - UIP/dx06/05 Maine

From: Bruce Moreland <brucemoreland@ gmail.com>To: Breathe-Support@ yahoogroups. comSent: Friday, March 27, 2009 1:40:20 PMSubject: How PF has improved my life

Ok.....I know to some, especially newcomers, this is an insane topic.But, I know there are many ways in which the diagnosis and subsequentevents have actually made my life better. I know things I've gained. I'mgoing to reserve my list a bit and just want to hear others answer.While none of us would have chosen to have PF, I think it's important toremind ourselves of the good aspects of our lives and to instill amongthe newcomers the hope, not of a cure, but of a good life. So, what haveyou gained or what is better than before or what have you done sincediagnosis that you might not have otherwise?