I have been dealing with this disease for 6 1/2 yrs. It has pretty much destroyed my life. Thank God my husband is loving, understanding, and supportive. But it has been difficult for my 15 yr old son to deal with, I can't do the things I used to be able to do. I have chronic sarcoid, with severe pain to my lung regions. Pain meds help decrease level of pain, but nothing takes it away completely. I'm on oxygen and a CPAP machine when I sleep. major part of my life is spent in bed. At one point I was in a w/c, now only use a cane, so I guess there is that bright side :).