fritz03
01-23-2012, 05:00 PM
I go to church for the first time this year and find out Reverend Dayfoot was admitted to hospital Friday with a thyroid condition,not sure how long he will be gone.It turns out Brian does not have Pick's disease,he has Sarcoidosis.It is a disease in which abnormal collections of cells of chronic inflammatory cells form as nodules in multiple organ,cause is unknown.It can develop in the lungs,liver,skin,heart,eyes ,blood,lymph nodes,nervous system,exocrine glands and scalp.Some symptoms include fatigue,lack of energy,weight which he hags had ,has lost at least 40 pounds and is not a big man,aches and pains,arthritis,dry eyes,swelling of the knees,blurry vision,shortness of breath,a dry hacking cough or skin lesions.Some can die of pulmonary fibrosis,half of cases resolve without treatment,some can be treated in 12-36 months and most within 5 years.