Living

We should all be aware that the progression of one disease can often lead to deficiencies in other internal organs. Our lungs and heart make up an important part of...

Are you one of the many COPD patients who are afraid to leave their own home? Getting out of your home can be a challenge both physically and mentally. It’s...

I’ll be 65 on my next birthday. I’m already retired and I have a number of friends who are beginning to file their retirement papers and do all those things...

A few weeks ago, tears trickled out my eyes. With dry eyes, that doesn’t happen easily. Later when I talked to my hubby, I told him that today is one...

It’s a common enough statement here in the U.S. Simply put, breathing in air that is almost-sealed shut, keep the cold away, home in the winter, is probably stale and...

It’s the middle of the night and the power goes out. Are you ready? You’re wondering how I know? It just happened to me. My oxygen machine beeps loudly when...

Anxiety is a well-known byproduct of having COPD. Not every person with COPD will experience full-blown anxiety, but is it surprising that common symptoms such as these might make you...

So, you smoke and want to quit. Here are 6 things to avoid doing. This is all in an effort to make it easier to quit smoking for good. You...

As the discharge nurse was going over my meds, I was anticipating explaining all of this to the pharmacist. Since being diagnosed with COPD, my medication regiment increased substantially. I...

When you get a COPD diagnosis, you may feel as though the bottom just fell out of your world -- and your future. After all, it's a chronic illness that...

From speaking with other folks who have COPD and/or chatting online in dedicated groups, you sometimes pick up some good tips for dealing with things or addressing situations. Here are...

So, you have COPD. You’ve been seeing a doctor. You and your doctor developed a COPD Action Plan. You have certain medicines you have on hand. You may have some...

Having a chronic illness, such as COPD, sometimes leaves a person feeling down. It’s understandable. Chronic illnesses can affect us. This COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, often reminds a...

From speaking with other folks who have COPD and/or chatting online in dedicated groups, you sometimes pick up some good tips for dealing with things or addressing situations. These are...

You have likely heard me say before that we are unique in our own diseases because we have other health conditions, medications, etc. These other health issues are called comorbidities...

COPD, a lung disease that causes breathing problems due to inflammation and blockages in the airways, has long been associated with smoking. In fact, smoking is the most common risk...

COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Falling under COPD is emphysema, chronic bronchitis and Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, which is the genetic form of COPD. This lung disease is the...

I read. A lot. I used to have a 90-minute commute by train to my job - both ways - and I might read 2 or 3 paperback pulp fiction...

You might not think COPD and exercise go well together, but actually they do. The fact is, exercise offers concrete benefits for all of us. This is true, whether we...

One of the constant tests I had done while in the hospital was Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Test. It is a test to measures acidity of oxygen and carbon dioxide...