50guy, that must have been quite a shock to hear. I would expect that you will take that in and in time it won't feel so shocking.

They are coming up with new treatments all the time. I recently have been seeing a TV ad for a medication for COPD. That tells me that many more people are being diagnosed with COPD. That is good news because it means the diagnosis will capture the focus and attention of the medical and pharmaceutical fields, so new treatments may come along that can change prognoses.