by 970918pwpadmin | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
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 sort of sci-fi, weird, slimy coating in my lungs. What I’ve come to understand is – the reality is both simpler,...
by 970918pwpadmin | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
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 desk with a cuppa. Sometimes I’m secretly still in PJs, tired after a rough day. Sometimes I talk a lot. Sometimes I...
by 970918pwpadmin | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
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 … Mycobacteria were first described in the late 1800s. Scientists noticed they behaved differently from most bacteria. They...
by 970918pwpadmin | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
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 this? How did it get so bad? Was there something I missed? Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are part of our everyday...
by 970918pwpadmin | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
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 – a form of NTM, or Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial disease. I remember sitting with that diagnosis and feeling...
