Jerry Lewis’ Pulmonary Fibrosis

Many of us associate Labor Day with the Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy. But this many people are wondering if Lewis will also take the time to speak about his own disease, pulmonary fibrosis (PF). PF is a fatal lung disease, and what’s even scarier is that little is known about the disease. Other celebs like Robert Goulet and Marlon Brando had (and died) of the disease as well.

PF scars the lungs and is untreatable and fatal. Most patients did within three to five years of diagnosis.

Lewis has been relatively quiet about his disease. If I had to guess I would say he probably won’t speak about his own disease – but rather – focus on Muscular Dystrophy instead.

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