Posts by Team VIVA!
Jodie, 50, Palliative care nurse & mother-to-three living with cancer, who survived two severe episodes of pneumonia, Mulwala, VICTORIA
Palliative care nurse and mother-to-three, Jodie, 50, Mulwala, regional Victoria, survived two severe episodes of pneumococcal pneumonia, before being diagnosed with stage three lung cancer in March, 2015. When relocating from Melbourne to regional Victoria in 2011 for a country lifestyle, the occasional smoker felt relatively well. However, three years later, in early August 2014,…
Read MoreGlenn, 77, Retired medical laboratory assistant who experienced a rare & severe episode of pneumonia, LAUNCESTON
During his 15-year-long tenure as a medical laboratory assistant in Brisbane, Glenn was required to receive an annual flu shot to help ward off potential respiratory infections. During this period, and despite his 40-year-long smoking habit, Glenn showed no cause for concern with regard to contracting any form of lung disease. In early 2001 however,…
Read MoreElizabeth, 25, Media coordinator who survived a shock diagnosis of pneumonia, SYDNEY
Hospitalised with pneumonia in October, 2011, then 20-year-old Elizabeth became breathless, weak, developed a stomping headache and felt extremely lethargic. Recognising she had a virus, and struggling to breathe, Elizabeth visited hospital, where she subsequently diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs via X-ray. The now media coordinator spent three months recovering from the often fatal…
Read MoreCarolyn, 55, Hairdresser & mother-to-two-adult children who recovered from pneumonia, SYDNEY
Hairdresser and mother-to-two adult children, Carolyn, 55, Sydney, was bedridden with pneumonia while pregnant with her second child at the age of 32. Plagued by severe headaches, non-stop coughing fits and a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, Carolyn visited her local GP on three occasions throughout one week for professional advice, and eventually returned the…
Read MoreMini Documentary – Sandra, 69 – May 14, 2016
Watch the story of Brisbane-based mother & grandmother, Sandra, 69 & her battle with pneumococcal pneumonia. Since contracting pneumococcal pneumonia, Sandra has been vaccinated twice against the often fatal lung infection. She urges other fit and healthy Australians aged 65+ to do the same, to maintain their health and wellbeing.
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