by rchakaki | Jul 28, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
At a picnic with family and friends. I am physically exhausted! Watching others play ball, I feel shortness of breath, as if I were doing all the running. I struggle to walk to the rest room some 50 feet away from where I sat. In the evening, I had to take a...
by rchakaki | Jul 10, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
Walking up the stairs feels exhausting. Any movement, be it carrying the children, standing in the kitchen too long or any degree of exercise feels strenuous. The physical stress is coupled with a bleak outlook. Although I’ve always been optimistic, I cannot see...
by rchakaki | Jan 2, 1996 | Sarcoidosis
A heavy snow fall. I step out and shovel the snow off the driveway and my car. Within a few hours, I am having difficulty breathing; my heart is beating rapidly. At Kaiser, Dr. Sing takes chest X-rays, prescribes an inhaler and a week long course of Prednisone....
