Just Surviving

My mother depends on oxygen for survival.

In 2005, mom was diagnosed with hodgkin's disease after a year of being misdiagnosed while going to several doctor's in Oklahoma for lump that was present under her right arm. After chemo and radiation they discovered that her lungs were damaged and pulmonary fibrosis was present. It is uncertain, as told by doctors, whether it was the radiation- or the chemo- that caused the damage. It has gradually gotten worse since she went into remission in 2006. Now she depends on oxygen to breathe everyday. It is quite a struggle, but she battles through it everyday fighting for breath and energy. This is her story from my perspective.