May 4th is WORLD ASTHMA DAY! ASTHMATICS WANTED! Can’t think of a better time to recruit people for our Severe Asthma Facebook Group. If you, or someone you know has difficult asthma, please join us. To Dr
Full Story »I’m renewing my RCP License
You might recall that over the past couple of years, Ive been trying to decide whether or not I should State of California continuously for more than 25 years now , and retiring it just because I’m no longer able to work, would be a shame. I’m an RT whether I practice the profession for [...]
Full Story »Behind that finish line smile
Ok, so I look really strong in some of my finish line photos, but believe me.. looks can be very very deceiving. I’m an expert at hiding what I feel inside (I think most asthmatics are, to some degree.) Behind those smiles were waves of excruciating pain shooting down my legs. My breathing was really [...]
Full Story »Racewalk Planet Radio Interview
[JP-Facebook-Like] Check out my radio interview with Chris Rael over at Chris is an awesome racewalker and coach. It was a video of Chris racewalking(Dave Mc Governs advanced racewalking clinic in Solana Beach last October. Related Posts:Behind that finish line smileSolana Beach Racewalking ClinicRock&Roll Race ReportHappy to be training again.Clarification
Full Story »Boston—-7 hours 17 minutes and change
20 feet from the finish line Details and tons of more photos and videos in the following days. ( This is also the very first blog post Ive ever published from my cell phone…pretty cool) Related Posts:Behind that finish line smileBoston marathon video highlightsIn good company2009 Boston marathon trip/race reportBoston crew
Full Story »Bound for Beantown
( read more) Well, after all the training, all the planning, and all the hoping like crazy that my sore foot will somehow heal in time and that my lungs won’t act up too bad, for better or worse, to finish or not, the big daddy of race weekends is finally here! Saturday night I [...]
Full Story »Boston crew
You might be surprised by how many people it takes to get 2 severely lung challenged athletes and an 80 lb oxygen cart across the finish line of the world’s most prestigious foot race. Introducing the crew ! Our spotters……………………………………Lizzy and Chuck Not only I am privileged to participate again in this incredible race with [...]
Full Story »Training Update
Training for a marathon is no picnic..it’s hard work, but I’m a happy to report that I’m now 3/4′s finished with my training. With the exception of a minor, but troublesome foot injury, I’ve managed to survive this training session better than some of my previous ones. My lungs have been holding up pretty good [...]
Full Story »My old yellow is my new green
Just a year ago I was routinely hitting 370- 380 on the peak flow meter, representing the upper end of my green zone. Well, looks like those days are over. Though Ive been breathing pretty decent lately with no major flares, on a good day Ive only been hitting 310-320, maybe 330 on a stellar [...]
Full Story »Another piece of the asthma puzzle
Just got my lung biopsy report back from SARP study, are starting to paint a clearer picture of why my asthma is so severe. If there’s any good news in all this, it’s that there’s a new drug in the pipeline that could possibly help people like me who have this cellular abnormality. Dr Wenzel [...]
Full Story »Training update– weeks 8 & 9
Wait a minute…….. what the heck happened to weeks 1-7? Well, weeks 1 and 2, (January 1st-8th) I was in the hospital(on a ventilator). Week 3, I was too wiped out from said hospitalization to do any exercise. Week 4, I actually managed to pull off a 10 mile walk. Weeks 5&6 , (January 27th- [...]
Full Story »The Recuperative phases of a severe asthma exacerbation
Suffice it to say, I wasn’t exactly a happy camper when I wrote that Dr W helped me get through this awful time by reassuring me that what anguish I was experiencing was a normal response after suffering such a severe flare up, and that my complaints were not really unique. But what a difference [...]
Full Story »Knocked down, but not defeated
(Arterial Line) Thanks everyone for your support and especially to Dr Wensel for staying in close contact during my 98th hospitalization. Thanks also to ALL the wonderful nurses who took care of me..You guys are awesome! Most of all, thank you to my dear Douglas who goes through hell every time I get sick. I’m [...]
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