Guest guest Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 I'll be happy to tell Bob Thank you. He loves to meet people who he can talk to about Vietnam. He was older than most of the guys there. He volunteered to go.Beverley Joy,71, UIP,NSIP 1-09,Diabetes,Sjogren's,Fibromyalgia Idaho Subject: Ed Freeman, RIP [1 Attachment]To: "Lung" <Breathe-Support >Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:25 AM Not necessarily related to this board, BUT it means something to me!! Thanks for putting up with me. Walt Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.†You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam . Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in. You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you’re not getting out. Your family is half way around the world—12,000 miles away—and you’ll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day. Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn't seem real, because no Medi-Vac markings are on it. Ed Freeman is coming for you. He’s not Medi-Vac, so it’s not his job, but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come. He’s coming anyway. And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board. Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the doctors and nurses. And, he kept coming back…13 more times…and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out. Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the age of 80, in Boise, ID…May God rest his soul. Medal of Honor WinnerEd Freeman!Since the Media didn't give him the coverage he deserves send this to ever red blooded American you know.THANKS AGAIN ED FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Please make it dark blue , easier on the eyes, thanks Pink Joyce R (IPF 3/06) IFA 5/09 Pennsylvania Donate Life Listed 1/09 Inactive 4/09 www.transplantfund.org--- Subject: Beverley JoyTo: Breathe-Support Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 11:54 PM Hello Beverley Joy, Am I right thinking you have an appointment with your new pulmonologist tomorrow the 9th? I hope all goes well with your first visit and that you will find a friendly, knowledgeable lung man. But you know if you aren't happy, there are other qualified doctors near you. Take care of yourself and I'll be looking to hear some news. As i'll be traveling down to tomorrow for the Celtic Fest, I may not have access to a computer link as often as here, but I'll check in when I can and see if you have posted. Take care. Oh yes, notice I typed in blue like Mamasher? Since we are going to use blue for our color, I may start emailing to everyone in blue all the time. What do you think? Jerry?Mississippi/ 54/IPF/dx April 05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Hello Jerry, My IPF was diagnosed in 10-2008. I am 73. My brother died from IPF 7-2008 at age 70. It must be our families disease. My brother was an MD who had much faith in steroids. I saw what effect prednizone had on him. He only lasted 22 months even with a lung transplant--the lung was no good match for him. He developed severe osteoporosis and aged about 15 years in two years. I would like to survive as long as you have. Are you using prednizone? If possible, how much per day and how long have you used it? How do you feel about side effects? I takes me four to six hours each day to clear my lungs. I was put on 60 mg of prednizone and I reduced it to zero. I have had a very stressful summer and so I am taking 20 mg per day. This is not enough to clear my lungs. I am now fighting with a full load of allergies. Burns Burns To: Breathe-Support Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 11:54:18 PMSubject: Beverley Joy Hello Beverley Joy, Am I right thinking you have an appointment with your new pulmonologist tomorrow the 9th? I hope all goes well with your first visit and that you will find a friendly, knowledgeable lung man. But you know if you aren't happy, there are other qualified doctors near you. Take care of yourself and I'll be looking to hear some news. As i'll be traveling down to tomorrow for the Celtic Fest, I may not have access to a computer link as often as here, but I'll check in when I can and see if you have posted. Take care. Oh yes, notice I typed in blue like Mamasher? Since we are going to use blue for our color, I may start emailing to everyone in blue all the time. What do you think? Jerry?Mississippi/ 54/IPF/dx April 05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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