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Mucus in the lungs, also called phlegm or sputum, traps irritants so you can cough them out. This helps protect you from infections. Mucus also helps clear smoke, dust, and...

Researchers continue to work overtime to learn more about COPD. A recent study links COPD with a certain kind of cell death and researchers think this may lead to a...

Sometimes in life, we have to make tough decisions that will chart out the way ahead of us. I had declined the offer of a lung function test for a...

Editor's note: this is part 2 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 1! We have been talking about COPD vs. aging. How do we know for...

They are called alveoli - small, grape-like clusters inside your lungs. They play a key role in the exchange of gases into and out of your lungs and this role...

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-part series. Be sure to read part 1! Looking back, I can now see how everything aligned. Being in the middle of...

This is a good question. Let me share a few reasons why I think that answer should be...YES! One reason for testing is that some people with COPD think about...

Philips Respironics has recalled more than 16,000 ventilators in the United States due to a problem with the machines' oxygen flow. The recall affects 2 ventilator models sold between May...

The other day I was talking to my husband about some ailment that was new. I think at the time I was looking in the mirror and was just so...

Having a chronic illness like COPD can be all-consuming if we don't fill our days with other things. It isn't an easy thing to do. We can however learn to...

My life has shifted. These days I wish for a lot of things. The things that I wish for now are much different than the things I would have wished...

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series. Be sure to read part 1! In Part 1 of this article, I discussed a few issues that cause me to...

My grandson was staying overnight and that means we have been up since the crack of dawn. It is now 9 am and we are on breakfast #2. It includes...

Someday your doctor may prescribe oxygen therapy for you if or when your lung function starts to decline. Some patients don't want to start on oxygen because they think that...

If you’ve read my post 'When Your Kids Tell You to Quit Smoking', it’s clear that we all felt like it was time to quit smoking. Then we all agreed...

Do you notice your changes? I don't necessarily think about them until that day comes when I can no longer or really struggle to do that job. I've noticed I...

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a series. Be sure to check out part 2! It doesn't take much to get that overwhelmed feeling when dealing with being short...

Personal hygiene remains on the list of THE hardest tasks we must do and it’s not a ‘one and done’ thing because these are tasks that we must repeat regularly...

There are so many people out there that can't understand how I have managed to accomplish some of the things I have over the past few years. They include members...

So you're getting on the transplant list? Those were the first words out of my nurse practitioner's mouth! They felt like a punch to the stomach and set me back...