COPD, anxiety and vanity Hi, I joined last year and haven’t participated in any discussion. I am 65, I have stage 4 emphysema ( end stage,I’ve been told), pulmonary hypertension and Factor V Leiden...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCoping
NewbieI am 66 and I was recently diagnosed with COPD unspecified and I cough all the time. I was also diagnosed with GERD. Is this typical? I am a former...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCoping
Great dayYesterday I spent the whole day with my granddaughter. She is 18 months old and a handful. We stayed outside most of the day she was such a good baby...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCoping
FREQUENT FLARE UPS WORSENINGDEALING WITH COPD, ASTHMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITUS AND THE FACT OF THERE BEING MOLD IN MY TRAILER AND A SPOUSE THAT CONTINUES TO COME DIRECTLY IN THE HOUSE FROM SMOKING...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCopingFlares Tips & Advice
Living/Dying with COPDDoes anyone else just feel like dying, asap, due to this condition? I mean, we can no longer really live anymore,we know it's never going to get better or be...Reactions 0 reactions Comments27 repliesCoping
Dental appointments Hi all, Like most here, living with Covid during the last few years has been scary and challenging. Now that things are calming down a bit - though we’re not...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCopingTips & Advice
My Brother Gene Passed Away Yesterday 08/05/22He has been fighting for two years but passed quietly in his sleep yesterday at 1000 am in hospice. He had esophageal cancer and it was aggressive. He was 66...Reactions 0 reactions Comments12 repliesCoping
Has anyone thought death would be better than life?I have smoked for 50 years. My breathing has become awful. I'm tired all the time, in a bad mood most the time, it is awful and not me at...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesCoping
Will a water air cooler help with my wife’s struggle to breathe?Will a water filled air condenser/purifier help with my wife’s breathing? Please can someone help us?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesBreathingCaregivingCoping
End stageI often wonder how hard it is going to be when I die , am I going to fight for my very last breath ? As everyone on this site...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesDiagnosisCoping