Questions To Ask Your Doctor After Your Diagnosis So, you’ve had that appointment. The one you were told you have a diagnosis of COPD. You’ve had time to ponder it, perhaps enough to accept and study it. Now... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
The Benefits of Respiratory TherapistsMy regular readers know I'm a respiratory therapist (RT). So, what exactly do we do to help people with COPD? Here's a list of seven things we do to assist... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
Useful Items I Keep in My COPD To-Go BagI don't know about you, but ever since I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 (genetic cause of COPD) and started using inhalers and oxygen, I started bringing my “to-go bag” with... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for later
Questions To Ask Your Doctor After Your Diagnosis So, you’ve had that appointment. The one you were told you have a diagnosis of COPD. You’ve had time to ponder it, perhaps enough to accept and study it. Now... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
The Benefits of Respiratory TherapistsMy regular readers know I'm a respiratory therapist (RT). So, what exactly do we do to help people with COPD? Here's a list of seven things we do to assist... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
Useful Items I Keep in My COPD To-Go BagI don't know about you, but ever since I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 (genetic cause of COPD) and started using inhalers and oxygen, I started bringing my “to-go bag” with... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for later
Questions To Ask Your Doctor After Your Diagnosis So, you’ve had that appointment. The one you were told you have a diagnosis of COPD. You’ve had time to ponder it, perhaps enough to accept and study it. Now... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
The Benefits of Respiratory TherapistsMy regular readers know I'm a respiratory therapist (RT). So, what exactly do we do to help people with COPD? Here's a list of seven things we do to assist... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
Useful Items I Keep in My COPD To-Go BagI don't know about you, but ever since I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 (genetic cause of COPD) and started using inhalers and oxygen, I started bringing my “to-go bag” with... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for later
COPD CaregiversI'm not sure which is more difficult: having COPD or caring for someone who has COPD. The fact of the matter is that when someone in your family has COPD,... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
DNR or AND: What You Need to KnowEditor's Note: This article discusses sensitive topics related to death, specifically end-of-life care, which may be distressing for some readers. Shortly after I was diagnosed with COPD, I developed heart... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Anxiety attacksAbout a month ago I was getting ready to shower and was having my usual anxiety. It was worse this time almost to the nervous breakdown point. I just stopped,...Bookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments95 comments
What do you wish that someone would have told you when you were first diagnosed with COPD?Years later, when I look back, I wish I would have been told more about COPD and what I was going through. What do you wish that someone told you?...Bookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments84 replies
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