Choral Diversity, a choir in the Hereford area which rehearses at Leominster Golf Club had a concert in Hereford, and raised £5745 for Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis.
I had the pleasure and honour to meet them to pick up the cheque. It was a long drive but well worth it.
Listened to part of their choir practice.
My granddaughter Molly is home from University ill. Fever and cough. Quite poorly.
Yesterday, before I drove up to Hereford, I waited in for my Oxygen equipment to be serviced. Today, I waited in for my Pirfenidone delivery. I was glad of the chance to sit and doze for a few hours, although I could have done with staying in bed.
I really must slow down.
I feel a lot better, but when I start coughing I get sick, and giddy. Really not good when I'm driving. It's a really weird feeling, feels like my vision does a 'freeze frame', and I sort of lose consciousness. I always stop when I feel this coming on.
There's a paper with my name on being submitted for publication in the Lancet. That'll make two in the Lancet - Yay. All about how short Telomeres can be a cause of PF - which could lead to a test at an early stage, before symptoms become apparent.
Added to this there is a second study just published which indicates that first degree relatives of IPF patients have a 30% chance of getting IPF themselves - and if this could be detected through the test for short Telomeres - could be a game changer.
Looking forward now to another weekend chilling out, doing nothing.
