March 4, 2019
This month, LCWA worked with our client, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation(PFF), to educate the community about pulmonary fibrosis (PF) by securing a great feature on WGN’s “Living Healthy Chicago” program.
To bring the segment to life, we enlisted the help of PFF volunteer and patient, Mark Cochran, to tell his story about living with PF, as well as his doctor, Sangeeta M. Bhorade, MD of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, to speak on the disease and how it impacts patients. Watch the full segment at this link.
With more than 200,000 Americans living with PF and 50,000 new cases of PF diagnosed annually, the importance of raising awareness is now greater than ever. This segment was a part of our overall “Not Everyone Breathes Easy” campaign, launched late last year to reach individuals who may be at risk for the disease or are undiagnosed, and encourage them to speak with a physician about PF.
Just as Mark did, taking the next steps with your doctor and advocating for testing to determine if you have pulmonary fibrosis is crucial so treatment can begin as early as possible. Mark, who works closely with the PFF to advocate for patients living with this disease, hopes that others with a similar lung disease will find hope through hearing his story.
Visit www.AboutPF.orgtoday and find out if you are at risk for pulmonary fibrosis.