COPD Management StrategiesIn a previous article, I referred to my four pillars of living well with COPD. They are knowledge, medication, nutrition and exercise. In this article, I thought I would expand... By Russell Winwood3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Don’t Judge Me with COPD I can’t tell you how many times my mom cried out those words. The problem was, she was only saying them to me – in private – because it was... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Eleven Tips for Self-Care We Can DoSelf-Care For Real There are a lot of articles out there about self-care. The intended audiences are everyone from healthy people to those with chronic illnesses to those with specific... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
A Day In My Life With COPDThis morning, like many other mornings, I get up to let the pups out and to use the bathroom myself, after removing my c-pap mask and oxygen. The time could... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Quit Smoking Programs: What's Better—Short or Long Term?Quitting smoking is the best thing anyone can do for their health, especially those who have COPD. In fact, quitting smoking is the only way to prevent a rapid decline... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
I'm Not Sick Enough To Go To The Doctor, Am I?Waking myself up coughing and coughing. Yes, it’s important to spit out the mucus and whatever else is coughed up. Be sure not to swallow it. Head hurt? Ears? Sinus!... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What's My Purpose Now?When I was younger, I wanted to be a photojournalist. That profession combined my love of writing, photography, and travel. I thought it was perfect for me. That dream gave... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Losing My Comfortable LivelihoodI was a normal working person, in the last years of my career. At age 60, I hadn’t really begun the game of looking ahead toward retirement or losing my... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
DreamsDreams…. I’ve always been lazy and could stay in bed for most of a mid-winter storm or for a humid, 95-degree plus day. But, career, children, wife – name your... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Confusion and COPDMore and more I’m hearing from people who struggle with confusion. The discussion usually begins with someone asking if COPD can cause them confusion. The question then is, can COPD... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Removing Humidity From the Home for COPDWatching out for humidity wasn’t one of the things we though about when mom was first diagnosed with chronic lung disease. As time went on, we came to understand that... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
My Satisfaction In CleaningMy hubby was working so I took advantage and decided to clean the bathroom. Usually he does most of it because of cleaning agents, even though we use a green... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Depression and COPD Part III: What Do We Do About It?In this series, we've explored the relationship between COPD and depression. We have gone through the reasons why COPD patients have depression. Now, what are we going to do about... By michelle.vincent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Mind is a Tool for Managing COPDI have often talked about providing patients with tools for their toolbox to manage their COPD. One of the most important tools for managing any disease is your mindset. It’s... By Russell Winwood2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
“If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.”It’s a good thing to have a sense of humor and to laugh - even when you’re healthy. I think it’s especially important to be able to laugh at yourself... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Scared to Talk about COPDAfter leaving the doctor’s office the day mom was officially diagnosed, we kind of made a “not so official” pact: She asked me not to talk to my siblings about... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Depression and COPD Part II: Why Are We Depressed?In Part I of this series I wrote specifically about how COPD patients have an increased chance of being clinically depressed and how depression affected our illness, and vice versa... By michelle.vincent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Be PreparedI used to be in the news business. So, I get a lot of breaking news alerts on my iPhone, that I’ve signed up for, throughout the course of the... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Moving into Fall with COPDYesterday, someone posed a question asking about our favorite season. Is it spring or fall? When I responded, I went right into winter, stating that fall is a big allergy... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
VanityI don’t care what anyone says, men are way more vain than women. At least this one is. It’s one of the reasons – scratch that – it’s the ONLY... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments29 comments