Jacqueline: living with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis

This summary accompanies Jacqueline’s talk at a GAFFI meeting in Liverpool in late 2016. It describes her personal experience, not medical advice.

After a series of chest infections that did not clear, Jacqueline was investigated and treated for tuberculosis. She later began coughing up blood and was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) at the National Aspergillosis Centre in the UK.

In her talk, Jacqueline describes her diagnosis, treatment and experience of taking several different antifungal medicines. The video offers a personal account of the uncertainty and challenges involved in living with CPA.

Jacqueline