When I was 25, I was struck down by a mystery virus, along with 5 of my friends. We all struggled to get better; I got mis-diagnosed, was advised to keep on smoking and was given medication which made my condition worse.   As a result I have what is now, after much tapping, healing, plain hard work, and a lot of money, a mild form of COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. As soon as someone was able to persuade me to, I tried complementary medicine and subsequently became a complementary therapist. I have done all I could over the years to look after myself, which is why I remained undiagnosed for over 20 years. Just because a small part of my left lung had a nasty obstruction, doesn't mean that the pain or suffering is not real, although I totally understand that it is not all the lung or both lungs. Because the diagnosis has always been asthma, I have had great difficulty over the years getting medical support in the UK for that part of my left lung when I catch an infection. That part of my left lung is…

About 17 years ago, I was struck down by a mystery virus, along with 5 of my friends. We all struggled to get better; I got mis-diagnosed, was advised tokeep on smoking and was given medication which made my condition worse. As a result I have what I believe is a very mild form of COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. As soon as someone was able to persuade me to, I tried complementary medicine and subsequently became a complementary therapist. I have done all I could over the years to look after myself, which is why I feel I remain undiagnosed. Just because a small part of my left lung is a smoker’s lung, doesn’t mean that the pain orsuffering is not real, although I totally understand that it is not all the lung or both lungs. Because the diagnosis hasalways been asthma, I have had great difficulty over the years getting medical support