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I like this idea and the design – the gamification is a good approach in my view.

A question for you: I have a relative who has been recovering from a pneumonectomy – is this a use case that you currently support or plan to support in the future (i.e. are the breathing exercises on the app similar to the ones prescribed for these patients)?

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Yep, it would definitely be a use case - so post-operative chest or abdominal surgery patients are often given breathing exercises. It's not yet a medical device, so can only be used in stress and anxiety ('wellness'). The basic functionality would be similar - breathing exercises, responsive visuals, encouragement, but hopefully we can add more specific measurements of lung function in the medical device version (track improvement / deterioration)

Rad – that would be really interesting to have specific measurements and use cases associated with surgical recover. Haven't tried the app out yet – may have some more questions once I do. Thanks!

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