Tom Frey: A hero. The New York Police Detective began his 9/11 shift like any other day. Due to inhaling dust and debris at Ground Zero, he acquired cancer and, eventually, Pulmonary Fibrosis.
I'll tell you one thing that got me through it...the community support.
Josh Crisp is a senior living executive with more than 15 years of experience in development, construction, and management of senior living communities across the southeast.
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Tom Frey: A hero. The New York Police Detective began his 9/11 shift like any other day. Due to inhaling dust and debris at Ground Zero, he acquired cancer and, eventually, Pulmonary Fibrosis. He is now an advocate for the PF Foundation and speaks nationally about his service to this country.
Pulmonary Fibrosis
September marks Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month.
There is currently no known cure for PF.
Those 60+ are most at-risk to develop pulmonary fibrosis, despite 91% of this age group not knowing what the disease is and 96% having never discussed the disease with their doctor.
As PF is quite rare, many individuals, specifically the elderly, can dismiss the common symptom of a cough and breathing fatigue as a cold or other illness.
Patients who use masks and breathing equipment are experiencing heightened stressors in public due to COVID-19.
