Thanks for asking. I'm still here.
Health update: I went to the pulmonologist, and (my understanding is) she still thinks I have COPD, but I was doing much better than she was expecting. She wants to do a few more tests, and get a CT scan before she writes the full diagnosis down, so currently I am listed as having severe asthma. Also went to cardiologist, and he is having me come back tomorrow for a chemical stress test. There is a history of family heart disease, so not completely unwarranted with everything else going on. Had an appointment with a sleep doctor this morning, and will go through a sleep lab sometime in the next couple of weeks and get set up with a CPAP.
Debt dumping: It's failing. Waiting for fiance to get his first check from the partial days he worked last week, and hopefully he will get more days / hours this week. Until he starts working full time, I can't do anything on the debt front.
Not much else to report. I am still improving, but where I felt about 10% when I went in the hospital 5 weeks ago, I'm still only feeling about 70% now. And teaching workshops start back Friday, so I'm going to have to do a lot more on a daily basis. Hoping I will be able to manage it.