What brings you to our community?

Symptoms. As this progresses, some symptoms will increase in severity, I would assume, or new ones may introduce themselves, while those that are familiar, and dealt with from routine may diminish. Symptoms are some scary things, and as I travel down this road, I find it a little more disconcerting to react to unknowns. Is it normal? Is it something I must now know how to change my behavior? Alter treatments? Head to the emergency room? There is a ton of information contained in here, and it helps, but it is not always easy to find and associate with a current issue I may be experiencing.
This is a roller coaster, and I can not get off. Information can be reassuring when questions emerge, so actions can be taken with some degree of confidence.

When I was first diagnosed with COPD almost 5 years ago now, I was looking for everything I could learn about COPD and also see how others were handling it. I found everything I needed right here. I made a point of telling my doctor about joining this forum and he said it was a good thing for me to get involved with others having COPD. So, here I am. This site has helped me a lot to deal with all aspects of COPD and I am thankful for all who post here and for the Admins who keep this site going. Thanks all!