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Purple hands, finger sores led to pulmonary fibrosis

 
BY PENNY COCKERELL    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: April 21, 2009
photo - Nurse Irene Terry checks Barbara Meyer’s oxygen saturation level as Meyer uses a treadmill at Integris Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman
Nurse Irene Terry checks Barbara Meyer’s oxygen saturation level as Meyer uses a treadmill at Integris Pacer Fitness Center in Oklahoma City. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

The first sign of trouble came when Barbara Meyer’s hands turned purple in cold weather. Then ulcers, little sores, formed on her fingertips.

Meyer, an Air Force master sergeant who worked for the Air National Guard in Oklahoma City, consulted with a military doctor in December 2005. Thus began her medical journey, one that still has more questions than answers.

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