I smoked a pipe until about 45 years ago and simply forgot about it. Within a few months my walking reduced to a few metres, I am now sitting in a chair. I can just about get into my wheelchair. At the moment I take no mediation. I have began to have a mucus cough. Mentally I am having difficulty coming to terms with my condition, possibly because it has progressed so quickly. My wife is a wonderful help but she is unwell. Iam85.