Medicine – Life As An Anomaly

Second Look Sunday: Why I Think There Will Never Be A Cure For Sarcoidosis

Originally published Feb 12, 2014 In my [fourteen] years with this disease, trolling blogs and web sites, starting my own blog, letters from readers, etc., there is one common thread with people with this disease – “when will they find a cure?” I realize the desperation for a cure, and I hope that eventually there…

Second Look Sunday: Traveling And Diuretics

Originally posted January 23, 2014 It is amazing how you need to plan your life when you have chronic conditions. Simple things like a road trip become an event. I need to figure out if I need to walk with my portable liquid oxygen or my concentrator. How many days of medication I need. If…

Wednesday’s Words Of Wisdom: Acceptance

Second Look Sunday: Screw The Flu Shot

Originally published Jan 2014 It’s the beginning of January fall and for the first time since being diagnosed with sarcoidosis in 2006, I have not gotten the flu. I never had the flu before getting Sarcoidosis, but my doctors, especially after getting sarcoidosis in the heart and the resulting heart failure, all convinced me to…

Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now

I have not added anything new to this blog in two months because I haven’t had the time to dedicate towards it. Maintenance of a blog is not an easy thing. I have this blog for ten years and it takes time, effort and dedication to maintain. It’s not as simple as just writing what…

Second Look Sunday: Don’t Let Another Good Dog Die Needlessly

Originally posted January 3, 2014 Originally posted over at Mrs Skeats blog This page is set up as a memorial and as a legacy for Joe- Boy, a lovely collie dog rescued by us and loved by us until a freak accident took him away. We intend to stop as many people as we can,…

What Is The One Main Thing That Made Me Thrive Despite My Prognosis With Cardiac Sarcoidosis?

This is an “Ask Me Anything About My Life With Sarcoidosis Post”. For more information on these post, please click on the logo at the end of this post. The following question was emailed to me by a reader that wished to remain anonymous: Q: ”Basil, you claim that when you were first diagnosed with…

Have You Ever Wondered Who Is Paying For All Of This?

How Did I Get Sarcoidosis?

“How did you get sarcoidosis?” Is the first question posted to me by Alec on the new feature on this blog, Ask Me About My Life With Sarcoidosis. That is a very interesting question that I posed to my doctor when I was first diagnosed in 2006 and since my first involvement with the disease…

First Official ATS Practice Guidelines For Sarcoidosis – Scienmag

After so many years, it is good to see that positive steps are being taken towards education of doctors about sarcoidosis. First official ATS practice guidelines for Sarcoidosis cover diagnosis and detection – Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News — Read on scienmag.com/first-official-ats-practice-guidelines-for-sarcoidosis-cover-diagnosis-and-detection/

Coronavirus Might Attack the Brain, Too – Elemental

Early analyses of Covid-19 patients in January told of the most common symptoms: fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. More diagnosed cases and research revealed less common symptoms, such as neurological ones. — Read on elemental.medium.com/coronavirus-might-attack-the-brain-too-21ea92a39c04

Simple Solution To Ease The Spread Of Coronavirus

Plaquenil, Used For Sarcoidosis Is Unproven And Risky In The Treatment Of COVID-19

Trump and experts are in disagreement about the use of plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) as an effective treatment for COVID-19. Experts warn about taking the drug preemptively due to it’s dangerous side effects especially as it has not been proven effective as yet. Read on at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/19/coronavirus-chloroquine-can-have-deadly-side-effects/2882242001/

How The Corona Virus Attacks Your Body

This short informative video explains how the corona virus – COVID19 – attacks your body.

8 Things People Diagnosed With Coronavirus Want You To Know | HuffPost Life

People with COVID-19 share what they’ve learned from dealing with the virus over the last few weeks. — Read on http://www.huffpost.com/entry/living-with-coronavirus-diagnosed_l_5e77a00dc5b62f90bc4c9f3a