david fontana

Surviving a '1 in a Billion' autoimmune disease after being near hours from death

[david fontana @davefontana]

Famous at last!

Though never in a million years did I think it would be for all of this that has happened over the last 6 months!

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

'Love conquers all' - couple marry on intensive care unit https://t.co/0qnzpyOKei

[david fontana @davefontana]

@BBCNews If you'd like to know more about our story, about my '1 in a Billion' autoimmune disease and about just how close I came to dying, then please visit our JustGiving page
https://t.co/Reu5rwjjoI

[david fontana @davefontana]

My wife Joanne Fontana is raising £2500 to Help Us Stay Afloat During Our Life Changing Crisis. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/qRTz0ndwWD

[david fontana @davefontana]

@MartiniGuyYT I could really do with financial freedom, as being in a Yorkshire hospital for almost 2 months and counting is financially crippling me 😭

[david fontana @davefontana]

@johnnyxbrown At 49 I've literally just been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Pauci-Immune Pulmonary Capillaritis in my lungs. Still in hospital for it and in the third tweet, most things on that list could easily have contributed to it.

[david fontana @davefontana]

@APompliano I am using ChatGPT to help me with an incredibly rare illness (Pauci-Immune Pulmonary Capillaritis) that took 3 months to diagnose. And it's been spot on with advice and questions to ask the Dr's, especially with side effects from the meds. It's also just been reassuring to me.

[david fontana @davefontana]

@frankbrunoboxer Get well soon Frank 👍
I've had a similar journey to you recently. For 3 months I was coughing up blood and becoming more and more breathless, but Dr's couldn't pinpoint why. Eventually became hospitalised and they have now narrowed it down to Pauci-Immune Pulmonary Capillaritis.

[david fontana @davefontana]

@j_k_r_lfc @smtm_lfc1975 Thank you. I'm battered from head to toe, literally, from this experience.

[david fontana @davefontana]

@j_k_r_lfc @smtm_lfc1975 I'm also having issues with my foot, because of blood clots in both legs. First time I've been out of bed for almost 2 weeks today because of it!

Ironically I went into hospital with an extremely rare lung disease called Pauci-Immune Pulmonary Capillaritis and now this 😭

[david fontana @davefontana]

@ClaudetteGGibs1 Kind of the sort of thing North Korea and Russia would do 🤔

I'm sure these stories will do wonders for the U.S.A tourist economy...

[david fontana @davefontana]

@SarahChampion I've been bedridden in hospital for 2 weeks now, I can only tell there's daylight from my window as I'm underneath a canopy. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can get to feel Spring like you guys all are, as it was still winter like when I went into hospital.

[david fontana @davefontana]

@DaisyJems @ConorSketches Just saw that, it's good 👍

[david fontana @davefontana]

@FoxesAfloat We reckon Colin inhaled them within 3 hours

[david fontana @davefontana]

@BeingBoycie I have a Bronchoscopy due on Thursday and the blurb in the leaflet tells me that I have a 1 in 2500 chance of dying from it 😱

I'm not looking forward to that!

[david fontana @davefontana]

@SkySportsF1 I always remember that first season, @MBrundleF1 always sounded so angry and bitter for most of the year. He mellowed a bit after that.

[david fontana @davefontana]

@northernassist Be great getting rid of the Class 150 old bangers that spewed burnt diesel fumes in the carriages even during winter, where windows needed to be open because of all the heat soak from the engines. Dread to think what it's done to my lungs!

Anyone else having lung issues?

[david fontana @davefontana]

@Yawwith After moving to Yorkshire, I'm feeling nostalgic seeing local trains longer than 3 carriages in length 🥹

[david fontana @davefontana]

@TheCleanCarClub Emergency steering

[david fontana @davefontana]

@NRManc @swtrains_watch @SW_Help I agree. I hadn't realised until recently that the Gov ran Northern. It is horrid! 2 car trains running on routes going through 4 cities in rush hour! That's if they turn up or haven't broken down being 40 year old carriages...

[david fontana @davefontana]

@OTD_in_WWE @MarcMero @83Weeks @TheArnShow @ClassicHeenan Tony trying to get people to ring up the (premium rate) hotline for the latest.

WCW basically trying to monetize why he didn't show up 😂