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Diagnosed a couple of years ago, she has Stage Three COPD with some symptoms of Stage Four. She combats her illness with a sense of humor and irony and has found that it’s not all bad, especially since she was already looking for an excuse to get out of doing housework.
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COPD.net conducted a survey, “COPD In America,” in which they asked people to describe COPD in one word.
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I tend to forget that not everyone understands what it’s like to live with a chronic illness. I also tend
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Self-Care For Real There are a lot of articles out there about self-care. The intended audiences are everyone from
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When I was younger, I wanted to be a photojournalist. That profession combined my love of writing, photography, and
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Are You Scared? When I was first diagnosed with COPD a few years ago, I was terrified. What did
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In this series, we’ve explored the relationship between COPD and depression. We have gone through the reasons why
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In Part I of this series I wrote specifically about how COPD patients have an increased chance of being
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I have been writing articles for COPD.net for several years now and there’s one topic that I’ve thought about
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Did you know that COPD affects more than your lungs? I was not ready for that tidbit of information after
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Did you know that COPD affects more than your lungs? I was not ready for that tidbit of information
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Did you know that COPD affects more than your lungs? There’s a term for this: Comorbidity A
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Meet one of my resident red bellied woodpeckers. I’ve named him Woody. His mate is Winnie. Actually, I call
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The other afternoon I was sitting in bed reading, as you do, and my chest got really tight and
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When I set out to write this article, I was feeling down about my limitations and didn’t particularly know
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Years ago when I was struggling with something, a wise woman once told me, “It takes a really strong person
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Have you ever heard the joke: “How do you eat an elephant?” “One bite at a time!” Well, probably you
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I needed a scooter to get around the store the other day, but when one became available I gave
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This one is primarily for friends, family, and the general public. You know that we COPD patients can’t
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Christmas is here/Bringing good cheer/To young and old/Meek and the bold/Ding dong ding dong/That is their song/With joyful ring/All caroling.
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There seems to be a theme running through most of the autumn and winter holidays – both religious and
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