This is a difficult article to post, as I had a relationship with the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis for the past few years.  Pulmonary Fibrosis – a progressive and fatal scarring of the lungs – gets very little media coverage and even less federal funding. There are currently 5 million people worldwide suffering from this disease. For years there were two organizations (CPF and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation) scrapping for scarce resources.  In the end, the board of the CPF decided the best way to be accountable to their constituents was to shut down and join forces with the larger organization.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/11/19/788858/10156851/en/Coalition-for-Pulmonary-Fibrosis-to-Cease-Operations.html