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,…

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…

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…

Mother-to-one, grandmother-to-three and geocaching enthusiast, Kacey, 65, Canberra, survived two episodes of pneumonia, in 2014 and 2015 respectively. During both episodes, Kacey experienced severe, prolonged coughing attacks. After her doctor tried various medications to manage her symptoms, Kacey was finally placed on beta blocker medication which significantly improved her breathing and restored her energy. Kacey…