What Can I Eat?It never occurred to me when I was diagnosed with COPD how much it would affect my diet and eating habits. I have been lucky in that I don’t have...Reactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Why I Chose Not to Have a Lung TransplantI have been quite happy with my general practitioner handling my COPD. On one visit he decided I should have a pulmonologist. He explained they keep up on new medicines...Reactions0reactionsComments69 comments
Exercise, Self-Discipline, and COPDOpening my eyes, I focus on the clock. It is 7:00 in the morning. I would love to roll over and get another hour or so of sleep. I don’t...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Is COPD a Disability?Anyone with severe COPD will look at that title and answer with a loud YES, without hesitation. Many people diagnosed with COPD are no longer able to work and collect...Reactions0reactionsComments22 comments
My Medical BinderIt is fairly common in any family that one person handles the finances. This typically includes budgeting, banking, and paying the monthly bills. In my family, that task falls to...Reactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Moving Out of State With COPD (or Not)About a year ago, my husband and I made the decision to sell our home of 40 years and move halfway across the country to be closer to our son...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
COPD OverloadCOPD. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Emphysema. Chronic Bronchitis. There are days I feel I am suffering from an overload of my disease. I want nothing more than to stuff it...Reactions0reactionsComments48 comments
COPD and a Life of UncertaintyThere are a great deal of uncertainties living with COPD. Regardless of how meticulous I am about scheduling my daily life to accommodate having this disease, it can rear its...Reactions0reactionsComments21 comments
My COPD Survival GuideIt has taken a few years to develop a plan of managing my life with COPD. I have jokingly referred to it as my research and development program, constantly fine-tuning...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
There's Always a Solution, Part 2Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 can be found here. Getting dressed and taking showers seem to be tasks that everyone says are the...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
There Is Always a Solution, Part 1Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 can be found here. It is important to anyone with a chronic illness to have some sort of...Reactions0reactionsComments22 comments
Stage 4 and Life Is Good!My name is Carol. I have had COPD for a long time and had my share of hospital visits. I always bounced back and continued to live life, me and my...Reactions0reactionsComments12 comments
