{"id":8746,"date":"2023-10-24T23:54:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=8746"},"modified":"2023-10-24T23:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:54:31","slug":"lung-disease-patients-turn-to-music-that-embody-spirit-of-optimism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/lung-disease-patients-turn-to-music-that-embody-spirit-of-optimism\/","title":{"rendered":"Lung disease patients turn to music that embody spirit of optimism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To raise awareness on Pulmonary Fibrosis, members of Scleroderma Awareness Philippines (SAP) and Philippine Society for Orphan Disorders (PSOD), supported by Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines) Inc., came together for the \u201cLive Life with Strength\u201d launch event. This activity served as an avenue for the patient groups to participate in community building and networking, as well as benefit from health lectures led by medical partners. Present also during the event are the Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO) and the Philippine Rheumatology Association (PRA). Both delivered messages of support to the patients highlighting the importance of seeking healthcare to manage their conditions and the essence of coming together as a community as a source of strength and emotional support. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held in \u200b\u200bSeda Residences in Makati, the event was joined\nby Dr. Mae Campomanes, Chair for the Council on Occupational and Interstitial\nLung Diseases, Philippine College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Campomanes shed\nlight on Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis, allowing\npatients to understand their condition better and offer management solutions\nand treatment plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month is an\nopportune time for us to come together and understand how we can rise above\nlung diseases. We aim to bolster public health by informing patients of early\ndiagnosis, lung disease prevention, and the best of lung care practices,\u201d said\nDr. Campomanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pulmonary Fibrosis,<\/a> is a type of ILD, a\nrare disease, caused by inflammation and scarring of the tiny air sacs in the\nlungs called alveoli. This scarring leads to the thickening of the lung tissue,\nmaking it difficult to breathe and absorb the oxygen into the bloodstream.\nCommon symptoms of Pulmonary Fibrosis are dry cough, fatigue, weakness,\nunexplained weight loss, and shortness of breath.[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, the available medications and\ntherapies for pulmonary fibrosis are for the prevention of further\ndeterioration of the condition and for the alleviation of symptoms to improve\nquality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living\nlife with strength and hope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running in its second year, Live Life with\nStrength is a regional patient community campaign that aims to help patients\nliving with pulmonary fibrosis and ILD in their battle against the disease. One\nof its programs includes singing therapy sessions, which is becoming a popular\nform of pulmonary rehabilitation. Singing requires deep inhalation followed by\nlong, controlled exhalation, which is very similar to the breathing techniques\nused to educate patients with breathing issues.[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the program, members of the SAP and\nPSOD came together and participated in a series of singing therapy sessions to\nproduce an original song and music video embodying the spirit of optimism and\nresilience. The program and the song not only provided them vocal therapy, but\nsinging together has helped them with lung health, social support, and quality\nof life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMasaya ako dahil nakabalik ako ulit sa\npagkanta. Bago ako nagkasakit, ito na talaga ang passion ko. Hindi ko naisip na\nkaya ko pa pala ulit gumawa ng musika, kahit hingal at hirap huminga. Dahil sa\naming collaboration ng kapwa kong patients, mas lalo akong tumatag at nagkaron\nng pag-asa na mabuhay nang malakas at masaya,\u201d shared Marissa Pagtalunan, an\nILD patient from SAP who shared her testimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines) Inc., is a\nstaunch supporter of lung wellness and partner of patients with lung diseases.\n\u201cWe put forth a multidisciplinary approach for diagnosing and treating ILD and\nPulmonary Fibrosis. This month, our focus is to spread awareness so patients\ncan have more hope and higher chances for a better quality of life,\u201d said Dr.\nGreta Cortez, Head of Medicine for Boehringer Ingelheim (Philippines), Inc.
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[1]<\/sup><\/a> Pulmonary fibrosis in the context of ILDs is discussed for instance in:\nWells AU, Brown KK, Flaherty KR et al.\nEur Respir J <\/em>2018;51, and in: Travis WD et\nal. Am J Respir Crit Care Med<\/em> 2013:188(6):733\u201348<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/sup><\/a> Singing for Pulmonary Rehab https:\/\/www.aarc.org\/nn18-singing-for-pulmonary-rehab\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Held in \u200b\u200bSeda Residences in Makati, the event was joined by Dr. Mae Campomanes, Chair for the Council on Occupational and Interstitial Lung Diseases, Philippine College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Campomanes shed light on Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis, allowing patients to understand their condition better and offer management solutions and treatment plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[889,635,887,1308,912,636,754,888,323,1608],"class_list":["post-8746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-breast-cancer","tag-cancer","tag-cancer-prevention","tag-cancer-signs","tag-cancer-treatment","tag-cervical-cancer","tag-lung-cancer","tag-prostate-cancer","tag-skin-cancer","tag-testicular-cancer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8746"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8748,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8746\/revisions\/8748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}