40 Undeniable Truths About Great COPD DoctorsIf you have COPD, it’s very important that you find a great COPD doctor. Listed here are 40 undeniable truths about great COPD doctors. Great doctors make you feel welcome...reactions7comments
A Glass of Wine With COPDDo you enjoy a glass of wine with COPD? When mom was diagnosed with pulmonary disease, her first goal was to reduce the inflammation in her lungs and then make...reactions13comments
The Benefits of Singing with COPDThe benefits of singing with COPD are available to everyone. If you don’t believe me, you never met my mom. She played the organ at our neighborhood church, and always...reactions13comments
7 More Things To Be Thankful ForThree years ago I wrote an article called “5 Things To Be Thankful For.” So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are seven more things to be thankful for. COPD...reactions20comments
November is COPD Awareness MonthBeing aware of what happens to your body when you have COPD can make the difference between living well and living poorly with your chronic illness. One of the first...reactionscomments
COPD Awareness MonthAs COPD Awareness Month is upon us I feel it's important to make sure we are aware off changes within our health. We can become complacent with ourselves and think...reactions5comments
Who Cares For Who With COPD?What is meant by who cares for who with COPD? Frequently a person with COPD has a spouse, partner, or other loved one with COPD or another chronic illness. COPD...reactionscomments
November 20th is World COPD DayWorld COPD Day is an initiative that is sponsored by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Beginning in 2002, it has gained momentum each year since. Banding together...reactions3comments
The FallLove the fall. It’s my favorite season. I feel like my lungs open up (relatively, for someone with COPD) and that I can breathe so much better than I can...reactions3comments
Advantage Of Small Town HospitalsSo, I’m sitting at my computer to finish up some charting. I click on the Epic icon. That’s as far as I get before my work phone dings to indicate...reactions4comments
My Diagnosis of COPDThe first time I realized that I might be having some breathing problems was many years before my diagnosis. Working in the downtown core often meant that parking wasn’t always...reactions11comments
Time for the Home Remodel With COPDTen years and eight months ago, we purchased our house. Besides cleaning house and shampooing carpets, we haven't made any real improvements. Finally, it was time for our much-anticipated remodel...reactions4comments
10 COPD Medicines In the PipelineTwenty years ago there were only a few COPD medicines. Today there are many COPD medicines. Even better is that there are currently 36 COPD medicines in the pipeline. So...reactions11comments
One Way to Spread Awareness of COPDCOPD Awareness month presents the opportunity, for those of us who currently live with COPD and all of its symptoms, to call attention to the deadliness of the disease and...reactions2comments
The Buzz of ExercisingDo you ever get frustrated? Frustrated because your mind says "Yes you can do this, you go to do it!" and your body says "NO!!" That's me to a tee...reactions25comments
Dentures Are Affecting My BreathingGood morning, or should I say good afternoon or evening? I’m still amazed that we can communicate across the world, with a click of a button on our keyboards. About...reactions9comments
Exercise and COPD AwarenessOne of the first things that you will be told upon your diagnosis with COPD is that you must exercise daily. If you are one of the lucky ones, you...reactions2comments
How Can Doctors Tell If It Is Asthma, COPD, or Both?Some people have asthma. Some people have COPD. And some people have both in what is now called Asthma/COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS). So, how do doctors differentiate between these three...reactions13comments
VapingI Googled, “vaping” and “death” just now. There have been so many awful headlines lately and so much bad/sad news about folks, many of them very young, who had died...reactionscomments
Who Qualifies For Home Oxygen?There are some amazing benefits of home oxygen therapy. This is for those who qualify. So, how do you know if you qualify? If you do qualify, what happens next?...reactions9comments
