What can you tell me about living with consumption in the Old West era? Paul Gortarez Phoenix, Arizona Consumption is an early term for tuberculosis. People suffering from it were also called “lungers.” For a time, in some areas, it was considered a romantic condition, afflicting artists and writers. In reality, it was a terrible disease, often fatal. Doctors in the East often advised those who’d contracted it to move to an arid place like Arizona. Many did so and lived long lives, whi


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