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Greetings colleagues,

This is a non-academic posting. I apologize if anyone is annoyed with my
use of these listserves (and additional apologies for the cross-posting)
for this purpose, but it's important.

A friend's wife has a serious lung disease – serious to the point where
a transplant is looking likely. Obviously, they'd like to find a
solution short of a transplant. We're trying to tap into a broader
network with the hope that someone out there can help with the following
questions.

For the medically minded, here's a summary of the diagnosis based on a
CT scan: “This is a difficult case that shows two patterns of lung
injury: chronic and acute. The chronic lesion represents a fibrosing
interstitial pneumonia with organizing pneumonia which is difficult to
classify but is probably best classified as NSIP, fibrosing pattern with
organizing pneumonia with all concerns mentioned above. The acute lesion
is a patchy acute pneumonia that appears to be superimposed on the
chronic fibrosing lesion.” On the basis of a biopsy, the conclusion was
“Diffuse lung disease with a mixed histological appearance consistent
with NSIP-Fibrotic, a component of DIP to accumulation of macrophages
and inflammatory component due to accumulation of neutrophils in the
alveolar spaces.” A more general conclusion is that the doctors are
somewhat mystified and unsure what to do.


Now the questions. If anyone has anything to offer regarding the
following, please e-mail me directly (not the listserve – check the “to”
line) and I'll forward your message to my friend.

1) Does anyone know of a good research scientist who does work related
to lung disease? Someone I could talk to and get an opinion from.
Preferably it would be good to talk to people with different backgrounds
and training, as the straight up pulmonologists are fairly befuddled
by her symptoms.

2) I need to learn about lung transplants, in particular how to choose
where to have a lung transplant, but also about the process, survival
rates, predictors of successful transplants, things she can do to get
her body in shape, etc. A reasonable person might think "Doesn't your
doctor go over that?" and my reply is "Not nearly enough."

3) I am also interested in non-mainstream and/or non-Western approaches.
I wouldn't even know where to begin here, so anything people can point
me to will be helpful, whether it be books, centers, people, or websites.

4) Anyone have any good anger reducing techniques? I just need to find
one that I will want to do.


Many thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Regards,
David Kravitz

--
David A. Kravitz
Associate Professor
School of Management
218 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Telephone: 703-993-1781
Fax: 703-993-1870
E-mail: dkravitz@gmu.edu
Web: http://www.som2.gmu.edu/dkravitz/index.htm

Dear David,
I don't have answers for your friend's wife's lung problems, unfortunately.
Best wishes and good luck to her and all who are involved.
For anger management: run, 30-40+ minutes/day (& work up to that time if
you're not a runner). Best wishes,
Mary

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kravitz" <dkravitz@GMU.EDU>
To: <GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: advice needed re. medical problem


> Greetings colleagues,
>
> This is a non-academic posting. I apologize if anyone is annoyed with my
> use of these listserves (and additional apologies for the cross-posting)
> for this purpose, but it's important.
>
> A friend's wife has a serious lung disease – serious to the point where a
> transplant is looking likely. Obviously, they'd like to find a solution
> short of a transplant. We're trying to tap into a broader network with the
> hope that someone out there can help with the following questions.
>
> For the medically minded, here's a summary of the diagnosis based on a CT
> scan: “This is a difficult case that shows two patterns of lung injury:
> chronic and acute. The chronic lesion represents a fibrosing interstitial
> pneumonia with organizing pneumonia which is difficult to classify but is
> probably best classified as NSIP, fibrosing pattern with organizing
> pneumonia with all concerns mentioned above. The acute lesion is a patchy
> acute pneumonia that appears to be superimposed on the chronic fibrosing
> lesion.” On the basis of a biopsy, the conclusion was “Diffuse lung
> disease with a mixed histological appearance consistent with
> NSIP-Fibrotic, a component of DIP to accumulation of macrophages and
> inflammatory component due to accumulation of neutrophils in the alveolar
> spaces.” A more general conclusion is that the doctors are somewhat
> mystified and unsure what to do.
>
>
> Now the questions. If anyone has anything to offer regarding the
> following, please e-mail me directly (not the listserve – check the “to”
> line) and I'll forward your message to my friend.
>
> 1) Does anyone know of a good research scientist who does work related to
> lung disease? Someone I could talk to and get an opinion from. Preferably
> it would be good to talk to people with different backgrounds and
> training, as the straight up pulmonologists are fairly befuddled by her
> symptoms.
>
> 2) I need to learn about lung transplants, in particular how to choose
> where to have a lung transplant, but also about the process, survival
> rates, predictors of successful transplants, things she can do to get her
> body in shape, etc. A reasonable person might think "Doesn't your doctor
> go over that?" and my reply is "Not nearly enough."
>
> 3) I am also interested in non-mainstream and/or non-Western approaches. I
> wouldn't even know where to begin here, so anything people can point me to
> will be helpful, whether it be books, centers, people, or websites.
>
> 4) Anyone have any good anger reducing techniques? I just need to find one
> that I will want to do.
>
>
> Many thanks for any help anyone can offer.
>
> Regards,
> David Kravitz
>
> --
> David A. Kravitz
> Associate Professor
> School of Management
> 218 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
> George Mason University
> 4400 University Drive
> Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
> Telephone: 703-993-1781
> Fax: 703-993-1870
> E-mail: dkravitz@gmu.edu
> Web: http://www.som2.gmu.edu/dkravitz/index.htm
>
>

David, my heart goes out to you. I wish I had some info on lungs to
pass on, but I don't. We went through cancer treatment for my daughter
and the only thing I would offer is to deflect anger into action. Do
what needs to be done and keep your focus. Ask your doctor for
references. You should be able to get on-line access to medical
publications. Bad things happen. What's important is how you deal with
them.

You and your wife and family are in my prayers.

________________________________

Joan Winn, Ph.D.
Assoc Professor of Management
Daniels College of Business
University of Denver
Denver CO 80208 USA
internet: jwinn@du.edu
http://www.du.edu/~jwinn

-----Original Message-----
From: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv
[mailto:GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kravitz
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:02 AM
To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: advice needed re. medical problem

Greetings colleagues,

This is a non-academic posting. I apologize if anyone is annoyed with my

use of these listserves (and additional apologies for the cross-posting)

for this purpose, but it's important.

A friend's wife has a serious lung disease - serious to the point where
a transplant is looking likely. Obviously, they'd like to find a
solution short of a transplant. We're trying to tap into a broader
network with the hope that someone out there can help with the following

questions.

For the medically minded, here's a summary of the diagnosis based on a
CT scan: "This is a difficult case that shows two patterns of lung
injury: chronic and acute. The chronic lesion represents a fibrosing
interstitial pneumonia with organizing pneumonia which is difficult to
classify but is probably best classified as NSIP, fibrosing pattern with

organizing pneumonia with all concerns mentioned above. The acute lesion

is a patchy acute pneumonia that appears to be superimposed on the
chronic fibrosing lesion." On the basis of a biopsy, the conclusion was
"Diffuse lung disease with a mixed histological appearance consistent
with NSIP-Fibrotic, a component of DIP to accumulation of macrophages
and inflammatory component due to accumulation of neutrophils in the
alveolar spaces." A more general conclusion is that the doctors are
somewhat mystified and unsure what to do.


Now the questions. If anyone has anything to offer regarding the
following, please e-mail me directly (not the listserve - check the "to"

line) and I'll forward your message to my friend.

1) Does anyone know of a good research scientist who does work related
to lung disease? Someone I could talk to and get an opinion from.
Preferably it would be good to talk to people with different backgrounds

and training, as the straight up pulmonologists are fairly befuddled
by her symptoms.

2) I need to learn about lung transplants, in particular how to choose
where to have a lung transplant, but also about the process, survival
rates, predictors of successful transplants, things she can do to get
her body in shape, etc. A reasonable person might think "Doesn't your
doctor go over that?" and my reply is "Not nearly enough."

3) I am also interested in non-mainstream and/or non-Western approaches.

I wouldn't even know where to begin here, so anything people can point
me to will be helpful, whether it be books, centers, people, or
websites.

4) Anyone have any good anger reducing techniques? I just need to find
one that I will want to do.


Many thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Regards,
David Kravitz

--
David A. Kravitz
Associate Professor
School of Management
218 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Telephone: 703-993-1781
Fax: 703-993-1870
E-mail: dkravitz@gmu.edu
Web: http://www.som2.gmu.edu/dkravitz/index.htm

David-

I have forwarded your email to a professor at our med school, John
Holter, MD. He may or may not respond--I do not know him exceptionally
well, but it is worth a try.

You may also want to try Duke University --they are constantly
sponsoring research which you can find listed and described on their
website. It also may be worth the trouble to come to Duke--they make
patient care an action verb. There is an 800 number your friend can
call for initial inquiries, but I do not have it at work with me. I
will have to look for it.

As for anger management--exercise works best for me.


Best regards,

Judith Hunt, a former WIM Chair
East Carolina University


-----Original Message-----
From: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv
[mailto:GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kravitz
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:02 PM
To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: advice needed re. medical problem

Greetings colleagues,

This is a non-academic posting. I apologize if anyone is annoyed with my

use of these listserves (and additional apologies for the cross-posting)

for this purpose, but it's important.

A friend's wife has a serious lung disease - serious to the point where
a transplant is looking likely. Obviously, they'd like to find a
solution short of a transplant. We're trying to tap into a broader
network with the hope that someone out there can help with the following

questions.

For the medically minded, here's a summary of the diagnosis based on a
CT scan: "This is a difficult case that shows two patterns of lung
injury: chronic and acute. The chronic lesion represents a fibrosing
interstitial pneumonia with organizing pneumonia which is difficult to
classify but is probably best classified as NSIP, fibrosing pattern with

organizing pneumonia with all concerns mentioned above. The acute lesion

is a patchy acute pneumonia that appears to be superimposed on the
chronic fibrosing lesion." On the basis of a biopsy, the conclusion was
"Diffuse lung disease with a mixed histological appearance consistent
with NSIP-Fibrotic, a component of DIP to accumulation of macrophages
and inflammatory component due to accumulation of neutrophils in the
alveolar spaces." A more general conclusion is that the doctors are
somewhat mystified and unsure what to do.


Now the questions. If anyone has anything to offer regarding the
following, please e-mail me directly (not the listserve - check the "to"

line) and I'll forward your message to my friend.

1) Does anyone know of a good research scientist who does work related
to lung disease? Someone I could talk to and get an opinion from.
Preferably it would be good to talk to people with different backgrounds

and training, as the straight up pulmonologists are fairly befuddled
by her symptoms.

2) I need to learn about lung transplants, in particular how to choose
where to have a lung transplant, but also about the process, survival
rates, predictors of successful transplants, things she can do to get
her body in shape, etc. A reasonable person might think "Doesn't your
doctor go over that?" and my reply is "Not nearly enough."

3) I am also interested in non-mainstream and/or non-Western approaches.

I wouldn't even know where to begin here, so anything people can point
me to will be helpful, whether it be books, centers, people, or
websites.

4) Anyone have any good anger reducing techniques? I just need to find
one that I will want to do.


Many thanks for any help anyone can offer.

Regards,
David Kravitz

--
David A. Kravitz
Associate Professor
School of Management
218 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Telephone: 703-993-1781
Fax: 703-993-1870
E-mail: dkravitz@gmu.edu
Web: http://www.som2.gmu.edu/dkravitz/index.htm

Hello, David:

My sincere sympathy to you and your friends. They obviously have the worst of
it, but two of my close friends have been diagnosed with very serious illnesses
in last year so I know from personal experience that it is difficult to deal
with even for the person in your position. I have one recommendation, shown
below, of a lung research specialist who I happened to encounter several years
ago on a multi-disciplinary National Institute of Health grant review panel.
He won't remember me and I have no idea whether he can or will be helpful, but
he is an expert in the area of lung disease research. Keith

William Parks, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Center for Lung Biology
University of Washington


OFFICE ADDRESS
South Lake Union Campus
Box 358050
815 Mercer Street
Seattle, Washington 98109

parksw@u.washington.edu
Academic Office: (206) 897-1303

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Keith James, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207
503-725-3904 (Fax)
503-725-3998 (Voice)
keithj@pdx.edu
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David,

Contact the Richard Bloch Cancer Management Center in Kansas City.
http://www.blochcancer.org/

The Center's staff is an infinite source of information, advice, and
advocacy for people dealing with cancer-related questions and decisions.

It was launched 25 years ago by Richard Bloch (Henry's brother and the R in
H&R Block) when he was told that he had 3 months to live. He provided his
doctors wrong and managed to squeeze in 25 more years of good living as a
result of sound advice, support, and aggressive treatment. Richard vowed he
would make the same available to anyone, anywhere who needs it. The Center's
purpose is to answer the kinds of questions that you raise -- or to put you
in touch with others who can. Hope this is helpful. Blessings.


Joan V. Gallos
President, Organizational Behavior Teaching Society
Professor of Leadership
Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road, BLOCH 303
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
(w) 816-235-2841

Judith,
Are you my old friend from UT-Knoxville? I was Dorothy Cosby then and
in the I/O Psych program.
Dorothy

Hunt, Judith wrote:

>David-
>
>I have forwarded your email to a professor at our med school, John
>Holter, MD. He may or may not respond--I do not know him exceptionally
>well, but it is worth a try.
>
>You may also want to try Duke University --they are constantly
>sponsoring research which you can find listed and described on their
>website. It also may be worth the trouble to come to Duke--they make
>patient care an action verb. There is an 800 number your friend can
>call for initial inquiries, but I do not have it at work with me. I
>will have to look for it.
>
>As for anger management--exercise works best for me.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Judith Hunt, a former WIM Chair
>East Carolina University
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv
>[mailto:GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kravitz
>Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:02 PM
>To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
>Subject: advice needed re. medical problem
>
>Greetings colleagues,
>
>This is a non-academic posting. I apologize if anyone is annoyed with my
>
>use of these listserves (and additional apologies for the cross-posting)
>
>for this purpose, but it's important.
>
>A friend's wife has a serious lung disease - serious to the point where
>a transplant is looking likely. Obviously, they'd like to find a
>solution short of a transplant. We're trying to tap into a broader
>network with the hope that someone out there can help with the following
>
>questions.
>
>For the medically minded, here's a summary of the diagnosis based on a
>CT scan: "This is a difficult case that shows two patterns of lung
>injury: chronic and acute. The chronic lesion represents a fibrosing
>interstitial pneumonia with organizing pneumonia which is difficult to
>classify but is probably best classified as NSIP, fibrosing pattern with
>
>organizing pneumonia with all concerns mentioned above. The acute lesion
>
>is a patchy acute pneumonia that appears to be superimposed on the
>chronic fibrosing lesion." On the basis of a biopsy, the conclusion was
>"Diffuse lung disease with a mixed histological appearance consistent
>with NSIP-Fibrotic, a component of DIP to accumulation of macrophages
>and inflammatory component due to accumulation of neutrophils in the
>alveolar spaces." A more general conclusion is that the doctors are
>somewhat mystified and unsure what to do.
>
>
>Now the questions. If anyone has anything to offer regarding the
>following, please e-mail me directly (not the listserve - check the "to"
>
>line) and I'll forward your message to my friend.
>
>1) Does anyone know of a good research scientist who does work related
>to lung disease? Someone I could talk to and get an opinion from.
>Preferably it would be good to talk to people with different backgrounds
>
> and training, as the straight up pulmonologists are fairly befuddled
>by her symptoms.
>
>2) I need to learn about lung transplants, in particular how to choose
>where to have a lung transplant, but also about the process, survival
>rates, predictors of successful transplants, things she can do to get
>her body in shape, etc. A reasonable person might think "Doesn't your
>doctor go over that?" and my reply is "Not nearly enough."
>
>3) I am also interested in non-mainstream and/or non-Western approaches.
>
>I wouldn't even know where to begin here, so anything people can point
>me to will be helpful, whether it be books, centers, people, or
>websites.
>
>4) Anyone have any good anger reducing techniques? I just need to find
>one that I will want to do.
>
>
>Many thanks for any help anyone can offer.
>
>Regards,
>David Kravitz
>
>
>

Dorothy-

Yes, that's me!! I always ask Joyce how you are--I haven't forgotten
you. I still remember that beautiful baby girl of yours.

My daughter Lisa has 4 kids now-12, 9, 7, and 4--3 boys and 1 girl. She
lived here close to me and then moved to Tampa, then CA, then Atlanta,
then Phila, and finally back to Raleigh this past Sept.

I am fine--

Judith

-----Original Message-----
From: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv
[mailto:GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dorothy Doolittle
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:33 PM
To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
Subject: Re: advice needed re. medical problem

Judith,
Are you my old friend from UT-Knoxville? I was Dorothy Cosby then and
in the I/O Psych program.
Dorothy

Hunt, Judith wrote:

>David-
>
>I have forwarded your email to a professor at our med school, John
>Holter, MD. He may or may not respond--I do not know him exceptionally
>well, but it is worth a try.
>
>You may also want to try Duke University --they are constantly
>sponsoring research which you can find listed and described on their
>website. It also may be worth the trouble to come to Duke--they make
>patient care an action verb. There is an 800 number your friend can
>call for initial inquiries, but I do not have it at work with me. I
>will have to look for it.
>
>As for anger management--exercise works best for me.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Judith Hunt, a former WIM Chair
>East Carolina University
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv
>[mailto:GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of David Kravitz
>Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:02 PM
>To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
>Subject: advice needed re. medical problem
>
>Greetings colleagues,
>
>This is a non-academic posting. I apologize if anyone is annoyed with
my
>
>use of these listserves (and additional apologies for the
cross-posting)
>
>for this purpose, but it's important.
>
>A friend's wife has a serious lung disease - serious to the point where

>a transplant is looking likely. Obviously, they'd like to find a
>solution short of a transplant. We're trying to tap into a broader
>network with the hope that someone out there can help with the
following
>
>questions.
>
>For the medically minded, here's a summary of the diagnosis based on a
>CT scan: "This is a difficult case that shows two patterns of lung
>injury: chronic and acute. The chronic lesion represents a fibrosing
>interstitial pneumonia with organizing pneumonia which is difficult to
>classify but is probably best classified as NSIP, fibrosing pattern
with
>
>organizing pneumonia with all concerns mentioned above. The acute
lesion
>
>is a patchy acute pneumonia that appears to be superimposed on the
>chronic fibrosing lesion." On the basis of a biopsy, the conclusion was

>"Diffuse lung disease with a mixed histological appearance consistent
>with NSIP-Fibrotic, a component of DIP to accumulation of macrophages
>and inflammatory component due to accumulation of neutrophils in the
>alveolar spaces." A more general conclusion is that the doctors are
>somewhat mystified and unsure what to do.
>
>
>Now the questions. If anyone has anything to offer regarding the
>following, please e-mail me directly (not the listserve - check the
"to"
>
>line) and I'll forward your message to my friend.
>
>1) Does anyone know of a good research scientist who does work related
>to lung disease? Someone I could talk to and get an opinion from.
>Preferably it would be good to talk to people with different
backgrounds
>
> and training, as the straight up pulmonologists are fairly befuddled
>by her symptoms.
>
>2) I need to learn about lung transplants, in particular how to choose
>where to have a lung transplant, but also about the process, survival
>rates, predictors of successful transplants, things she can do to get
>her body in shape, etc. A reasonable person might think "Doesn't your
>doctor go over that?" and my reply is "Not nearly enough."
>
>3) I am also interested in non-mainstream and/or non-Western
approaches.
>
>I wouldn't even know where to begin here, so anything people can point
>me to will be helpful, whether it be books, centers, people, or
>websites.
>
>4) Anyone have any good anger reducing techniques? I just need to find
>one that I will want to do.
>
>
>Many thanks for any help anyone can offer.
>
>Regards,
>David Kravitz
>
>
>