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Hi everyone.. Where are y'all???? Just because Leanne is having a ball.

Joyce and Sher are at the Beach. Ginger is running around Texas like a

professional traveler.

is trying to get over " THE Party " . Barb is trying to open a gift

shop..I am still here waiting to hear from somebody.... Love & Prayers,

Peggy ipf 9/04

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Beth, I am so glad you have a good attitude keep it that way, it will

help you so much..Be sure to ask your Dr about an anti-depressant.

write questions and then the answers as he is explaining. I take my daughter

to take notes. I will be praying for you.

we have a big storm right now so I better close my computer down.. Talk to

ya in a bit.. God Bless...

Peggy 09/04 ipf

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>> Hi everyone.. Where are y'all???? Just because Leanne is having a

> ball.

>> Joyce and Sher are at the Beach. Ginger is running around Texas

> like a

>> professional traveler.

>> is trying to get over " THE Party " . Barb is trying to open a

> gift

>> shop..I am still here waiting to hear from somebody.... Love &

> Prayers,

>> Peggy ipf 9/04

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> Hi Peggy,

> I'm here today. Been hanging out at home trying to organize my

> thoughts for my first app't with Dr. Simonelli at Columbia

> Presbyterian tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it and nervous all at

> the same time.

> Hope you're having a good weekend. We're finally having a beautiful

> day here in NY. I went for a walk today and hung out in the backyard

> reading for awhile...counting my blessings. Lord I'm happy to still

> be here. Thankful for every day!

>

> Beth IPF June, 06

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Hi Grey, I agree with peggy "DON"T GO UNDER THE HOUSE ANYMORE!" You need a much easier hobby than house repair. I was at the beach yesterday to celebrate my mom's birthday (she would have been 68) with my siblings but I am learning that I can't take the heat and just rested inside the hotel room until dinner. I am also learning that oxygen tubing has a life of its own and snakes around everything and everyone possible-it does tend to make life interesting sometimes. I think you are right we have to never give up and make sure we include things in our life to look forward to and to enjoy-but I think we need to be careful not to push ourselves too hard. Take care- PF/Sarcoid 3/06jg singletary wrote: Hey Peggy, Gets kind of lonesome here on the web when posting slows down. I will give you something to read. Hot water gave out last night. I got up this morning and had breakfast and took meds. Put on my work clothes and went under the house where the water heater is located to see what the deal was. Have always done a lot of my repairs myself and wanted to get a view of the trouable. I found the problem, turned off the supply line to the heater and started out from under the house. I had my ox wrapped in plastic but it was not turned up high enough. Got real weak and had to rest several times before I got out. It took a lot effort to get back inside and position myself to get oxygen levels up and to rest awhile. It is hard to give in and quit. I try to keep myself up and going and it is a hard fight. You people in this group have to keep trying. Never give up. May God Bless.....Grey 10/05 IPF Hi Hi everyone.. Where are y'all???? Just

because Leanne is having a ball.Joyce and Sher are at the Beach. Ginger is running around Texas like aprofessional traveler. is trying to get over "THE Party" . Barb is trying to open a giftshop..I am still here waiting to hear from somebody.... Love & Prayers,Peggy ipf 9/04 __________________________________________________

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Hi Peggy, I was gone for two days. The marker for my mom's grave came in and my siblings and I decided to stay at the beach for a few days to celebrate her birthday and to visit her grave. We had a great time, but it is so hot right now even at the beach! They took a walk on the sand but I wisely stayed in the airconditioned room and looked at the ocean all day. It was really peaceful and relaxing although I think 90% of Southern Californians were at the beach this weekend and in the water. I love coming back and reading all the posts. I wonder where Lynn is and a few others who seem to be missing. I watched oprah today and she was challenging all of us couch potatoes to lose weight-it was hard before but since exercising is so hard it is even harder now- I keep reading that PF makes people lose weight but that nust be without the "help" of prednisone. I have been eating sugar free

fudgesicles but the problem is I can't stop at one and end up eating half the box. We need an anti prednisone diet pill! Beth wrote: > > Hi everyone.. Where are y'all???? Just because Leanne is having a ball. > Joyce and Sher are at the Beach. Ginger is running around Texas like a > professional traveler. > is trying to get over "THE Party" . Barb is trying to open a gift > shop..I am still here waiting to hear from somebody.... Love & Prayers, > Peggy ipf 9/04 > Hi Peggy, I'm here today. Been hanging out at home trying to organize my thoughts for my first app't with Dr. Simonelli at Columbia Presbyterian tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it and nervous all at the same time. Hope you're having a good weekend. We're finally having a beautiful day here in NY. I went for a walk today and hung out in the backyard reading for awhile...counting my blessings. Lord I'm happy to still be here. Thankful for every day! Beth IPF June, 06

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Hi, I am so glad your trip went so well. I'm jealous as can be. I can't imagine getting to do things like that.. GREAT..

You are such an amazing person, size just doesn't matter. I think we all need to agree that weight and this disease is just hooked to us. I know the stores where I shop sell all sizes. I have some of each. I think I'll get rid of the smaller ones. Here I sit with a butterscotch in my mouth this late. They are so additive. Gotta get off the sugar,

We have missed you. " talk " to ya later. Love and Prayers, Peggy 9/04 ipf

Hello all,

I'm back from the Paddle out Pulmonary Fibrosis outing in Michigan.

Pictures to be posted soon.

I'm exhausted and depressed. Looking at pictures of me is not a

pleasant activity. How did I get so big???? I don't see or think of

myself as a fat person and that is just what I am.

The trip was wonderful. The Dery and Willacker families are

amazing. We canoed down the river and we put my oxygen in a dry

bag. During canoeing I didn't really even need to use my oxygen all

that much. The air was so fresh and clean. We had good weather and

good times. Next year we're planning on staying longer!

You guys and gals are an amazing group. I pretty much read all the

posts and thanks for the new pictures. Beth, where you live is

beautiful. " Talk " to you all soon!

Weight watchers here I come.....

Leanne ipf 1/03

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Leanne - welcome back...I'm glad you didn't fall in!!! We missed

you...can't wait to see photos. You are not alone with the

weight....I have never been heavy....but it's so hard to be active

when you can't breathe!!! There's just more of us to love!!!

Diane Quinlan

dianequinlan@...

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Leanne,

The first person that we look at in a picture is ourselves and we are sooooo hard on ourselves. You are a beautiful woman and have a smile that is beyond wonderful. Please do not be hard on yourself. Pictures always make us look huge!!

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Joyce PF 1997>> Hello all,> > I'm back from the Paddle out Pulmonary Fibrosis outing in Michigan. > Pictures to be posted soon.> > I'm exhausted and depressed. Looking at pictures of me is not a > pleasant activity. How did I get so big???? I don't see or think of > myself as a fat person and that is just what I am. > > The trip was wonderful. The Dery and Willacker families are > amazing. We canoed down the river and we put my oxygen in a dry > bag. During canoeing I didn't really even need to use my oxygen all > that much. The air was so fresh and clean. We had good weather and > good times. Next year we're planning on staying longer!> > You guys and gals are an amazing group. I pretty much read all the > posts and thanks for the new pictures. Beth, where you live is > beautiful. "Talk" to you all soon!> > Weight watchers here I come.....> > Leanne ipf 1/03>

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Hi Glo. I'm the same way. I lost 25 lbs on WW. Gained it all back of course. Maybe there is a group that is near my office and I can go at lunch time. I think that would be ideal. I gotta do something......thanks for the advice. Leanneglo caskey wrote: HI LEANNE, just thought I would say that the only time I have ever successffully dieted is a couple of years ago when I went

to Weight Watchers. Well I sometimes lost 10-12 pounds but always put it back on. Something about the group support and encouragement plus the shelling out of $$ motivated me. Also I was having high blood pressure and sore knees, etc. I lost 20 pounds and have kept it mostly off for 2 years. I am no longer on blood pressure medicine and my knees are much better. One of the things the group did was give me ideas about what to do when I was starving, etc. I just couldn't do it on my own. glocaskey 3 06 Leanne Storch wrote: Thanks Diane. I lost 20 lbs after going off prednisone. Then I gained 10 of it

back. Then I lost 15 lbs. Then I gained 10 of it back. I'm slowly creeping back up and I can't seem to stop eating what I know is bad for me. Do I have a death wish? What's my problem? I haven't been able to walk with the weather being so durn hot. Today I get back on that horse. I also have an exercise place within walking distance from my house - I'm going to see if they will allow me to use my oxygen while exercising. I've been resisting weight watchers because I figured I should be able to do this, but I see that is not working too well. Thanks for your support. LeanneDiane <dianequinlancomcast (DOT) net> wrote: Leanne - welcome back...I'm glad you didn't fall in!!! We missed you...can't wait to see photos. You are not alone with

the weight....I have never been heavy....but it's so hard to be active when you can't breathe!!! There's just more of us to love!!!Diane Quinlandianequinlancomcast (DOT) net Do you Yahoo!?Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. __________________________________________________