Biofilm is one of those words people use as if everyone understands it. When I first heard the word ‘biofilm’, I imagined something dramatic:  some...

Once a month, we meet together on Zoom. Sometimes there’s a guest speaker, sometimes it’s just us. Sometimes my camera is on and I’m sitting at my...

When you’re being tested for NTM lung disease, one of the first results you may hear about is something called an AFB smear. A little background …...

Finding out I had NTM lung disease turned my world upside down.  But long after the shock had settled, the questions still hadn’t. Why did I get...

Kia ora, friend. My name is Mary. I’m a writer and photographer living in sunny Central Otago. In 2017, I was first diagnosed with MAC lung disease...