# My Pneumionia just won't go away

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858 "2024-07-27T17:05:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858/21 "2024-07-29T07:25:51Z")

</div>

> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
>
> When it kills you. There’s a reason some still call it ‘the old man’s friend’.

Darkly appropriate, but I agree. It killed my very old, Alzheimer’s-riddled father, and when that happened, what remains of my family (basically, my sister and I) breathed a sigh of relief. Now, finally, Dad’s at rest, and is in a better place, with all his faculties.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858/22 "2024-07-29T07:46:03Z")

</div>

> [@Spoons](#):
>
> Dad’s at rest, and is in a better place, with all his faculties.

Fondly in his loving children’s memories is a might splendid place to be as well.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858/23 "2024-07-29T14:51:50Z")

</div>

> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#):
>
> Yes, they are.
> 
> Sez the nurse who used to have to beat on people’s chests with her hands every four hours.

Agreed, sez the dad who used to have to beat on my kid’s chest with my hands every 4 hours.

The vibrating vests were a nice upgrade. Even better are the new drugs which actually fix the cellular chloride ion transport defect which causes the CF pathology.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858/24 "2024-07-29T16:51:21Z")

</div>

My niece, a healthy 12-year-old, just had it for 3 or 4 weeks. I feel for you, man. Coughing is exhausting and not being able to catch your breath is scary!! Best wishes for a healthy outcome.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858/25 "2024-07-29T23:02:12Z")

</div>

I’ve heard about those meds, and which one they use depends on which abnormal gene they have. Molecular biology - gotta love it!

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-pneumionia-just-wont-go-away/1004858.md?page=1)