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Cystic Fibrosis Sufferer New Lease on Life with Double Lung Transplant

This is a guest post by Elaine Pennington describing her journey with Cystic Fibrosis.

My story started at birth with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) a genetic lung disease. It varies in severity and it almost always wins. My CF didn’t start to really progress until I hit my teens. While some kids biggest worry was homecoming mine was “am I going to have to go to the hospital”. I frequented the hospital while in school and would miss weeks at a time. I even did IV’s while I was at school. I did whatever it took to be there and to

Living With Lung Issues and Using Alternative Treatment

This is a guest post by Kimberly Weninger. Check out Kim’s other work on her own blog http://heavenlyherbs-kimann.blogspot.com/

Hi. My name is Kim Weninger and I’m a Master Herbalist and Michelle’s aunt. I would like to tell you my story.

In my line of work as an herbalist I’ve seen many people with serious lung issues. The statistics for lung disease are abysmal with approximately a million people each year on oxygen for different lung problems in the United States. Indeed I myself have been seriously sick with asthma and lung issues since I was a little girl.

In fact

Busy Breathers® Releases New Smarter Design

The Following post has bits and pieces from our latest Press Release that went out about our Updated Busy Breathers® Deluxe Oxygen Backpack. I’m so proud to say that we just had our third production run hit our warehouse a few weeks ago and the New Design has already hit the market.

August 21, 2012 Busy Breathers LLC., the maker of portable oxygen backpacks, released their upgraded version of their product to better accommodate “D” oxygen cylinders and to include an improved inside pouch to better secure the different size tanks.

“We talked to several of our customer’s

Owens Story

I was sure that I was overreacting and the doctor was going to be annoyed by my phone call. It was 10:00 PM on a Saturday, April 16, 2011 and I had some weird pregnancy symptoms at exactly 24 weeks. I had my first son at 34 weeks and this pregnancy had been a complicated one so far, so I needed to ease my mind. Much to my surprise, the on call OB-GYN took my history and mild symptoms seriously. He instructed that I head straight to the labor and delivery triage where they would give me a test that

Just Breathe

Hi my name is Elaine Pennington and I was born with Cystic Fibrosis It is a genetic lung disease that as age progresses so does the disease. The illness also effects everyone at a different pace. It didn’t start to worsen for me until I was in my late teens to 20′s. At this point I was in and out of the hospital constantly. IV’s, treatments, and on oxygen 24 hrs a day. I was awaiting lung transplant just accruing my time on the list and waiting. The waiting, it was always so heavy on my mind. Every time the phone rang it could’ve

A Mother of Three Preemies Shares In Her Own Words Their Families Journey

Marrisa as a baby

Written by T.J. Brindle the Preemies Mom

Three of my children were Preemies. Two of them came home on oxygen. Marissa was a 34 weeker. She had an uneventful 2 week stay in the NICU. A week after she came home, she spit up and aspirated. We had to rush her to the emergency department, where she was put on the ventilator and we were told she might not survive through the night. Luckily, Marissa is a fighter and she not only survived, but was off the ventilator in 5 days. Her lungs,

How I Stay True To Myself and My “Why”

When I sat out on the journey with my product little did I know what a huge impact it would have on so many other families, but in return what an impact it would have on my own family. As many inventions or products come about it’s typically out of necessity or a need such as mine was. Here is how our journey began:

“I knew there had to be a better system to carry all of those items”

In 2005, pregnancy complications required me to have an emergency C-section three months ahead of my due date. When my first

Spreading The Word and Helping Others

There are a lot of things I love about my business but the biggest thing I love about it is touching other peoples lives because of the circumstances that brought us our 27 weeker and the “Why” behind our business. Our 27 weeker just turned 7 back on Valentines Day a few weeks ago. Every Valentines Day is a huge moment for our family, but this year it was extra special! The day before on February 13, our little red head and I made a trip to Presbyterian Saint Lukes Hospital in Denver. I still get anxiety to this day

Announcing Our "New" Pediatric Pulse Oximeter

It has been a busy few months behind the scenes that have led up to this posting. Lots of unknowns and nail biting, but I forged ahead. There have also been some exciting additions and mentions for Busy BreathersTM. To start with Busy BreathersTM has been officially trademarked, something I have wanted to do for quite some time. Mini celebration dance over here!

Busy BreathersTM Deluxe Oxygen Backpack was recognized in Contemporary Pediatrics Magazine as a “Best New Tech Product” in 2011. Contemporary Pediatrics offers pediatric health providers continuing education on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of illness and behavior problems. I

How Preemie Mothers Are Chosen by Erma Bombeck

Did you ever wonder how the mothers of premature babies are chosen? Somehow, I visualize God hovering over Earth, selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger. “Beth Armstrong, son. Patron Saint, Matthew. Marjorie Forrest, daughter. Patron Saint, Celia. Carrie Rutledge, twins. Patron Saint … give her Gerard. He’s used to profanity.” Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles. “Give her a preemie.”

The angel is curious. “Why this one, God? She’s so happy.”

“Exactly,” smiles God. “Could I give a