Living

Have you ever thought about leaving notes, emails, or videos for your family after you are gone? Shortly after they diagnosed me with Alpha-1 (Genetic COPD), I started doing this...

This morning I awoke to my 3-month-old puppy pulling at my hair. The light tugs caused me to smile. It was time for the pups to go outside, and then...

Most people have no idea how to ask questions of their doctor nor do they know what questions to ask. They go into the doctor’s office, he looks at the...

A week ago my husband and I were going to dinner at another couple’s home we have been friends with for many years. They have lived in South Carolina for...

My husband went shopping. Not one time or two, but three times. A generic brand of garbage bags, that the package said unscented. I got a sore throat and a...

If you have a health savings account (HSA) or flexible spending account (FSA), you may be wondering how you can best spend the money in those accounts. The good news...

Between the weight gain from prednisone and my trashed knees, I can’t walk or jog too far. So how do I exercise? I found that it's easier to exercise when...

The title of this article is actually a comment written by a member of this community. Her name is Patricia. When I read it, I knew it would make a...

I exercise, meditate, eat healthy meals, and am generally happy. Yet, there are days that I wake up depressed, feel out of place in my own home, or find myself...

So, you have a loved one or friend newly diagnosed with COPD and you are wondering how you can best help them. Here are five things to do and five...

I have been talking about moving for about three years. My first plan was to move to Texas from Massachusetts to be closer to my son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren...

Editor's note: This is part 3 of a series. Be sure to check out part 1 and part 2. Well, we made a change of plans right from the beginning...

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Is anyone feeling overwhelmed with doctor appointments? I sure am! Between missing yearly appointments the last few years from COVID and my recent ER visit, I feel I have enough...

The longer that I’ve been in this COPD world, the more opportunity I have had to talk with others that have COPD. I may have met only a few dozen...

The old adage goes, “We make hay when the sun shines”. So, as February turns into March, and March into April, I will be bravely getting ready to leave my...

I don’t know about all of you, but this new variant on the rise has my nerves on end. I normally try to keep my articles upbeat, but I want...

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Okay, it’s something we don’t like to talk about, but we really should. How is the intimacy in your home? Over the past eleven years since being diagnosed with Alpha-1...

I have battled being underweight or overweight all my life, shuffling between too small or too big. I intensely focus on input and output, or what I should eat and...