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When you are diagnosed with COPD, you will most likely want to make changes in your home environment. It is so important to eliminate anything that may be harmful to your...

My sister told me she saw someone with a portable oxygen tank and asked why I didn’t have one. Well, I wondered the same thing. It was around Christmas time, a...

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Be sure to read part 1 as well! I hadn’t heard back from my doctor's office for 3 days. Finally...

Managing a condition like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) calls for an entire team. While you might first think of your doctors and nurses, your pharmacist can also be a...

Ever get to the point you get tired of seeing doctors and having to constantly get tested for one thing or another? If this describes you, you are not alone...

An Alpha-1 carrier is a person who has one normal Alpha-1 gene (M) and one defective Alpha-1 gene (usually Z or S) (but there are over 150 mutations). Being a...

The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like COPD can mean...

About 3 weeks ago I went for a follow-up CT scan for my lungs. Yesterday after much anxiety and stress, I received the results. The anticipation was nerve-wracking, to say the...

Living with COPD can at times be lonely. In the spirit of raising awareness and educating others, we wanted to highlight what you thought the world should know about COPD...

Did you know breathing may require more energy if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? If you are living with COPD and are experiencing weight loss or are already underweight, you will need more calories to replace the...

We know that exercise is essential to our well-being. It makes sense that as we age and our day-to-day activities wind down, we need a more regimented exercise routine. For...

It has been seven years since my respiratory failure and two-month hospital stay. I was discussing that time in my life with a friend the other day. I forget how...

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Be sure to check out part 2 as well! I was so tired. I couldn’t stay awake. It was a...

Anxiety is your body's natural response to stress. It's a feeling of fear or apprehension about what's to come. They forgot to include your brain adding different stress-causing situations that...

Editor's note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Be sure to check out part 2! Flying by the seat of your pants when you have COPD is dangerous...

"I want to share my story but don't know how to start." If this sounds like you, you are not alone. We have heard people say this quite often in...

Can you unscramble these 15 words related to COPD? Download the PDF for the answer key. gnzeiewh rtxeoemi slgeinwl ieutfga rotintinu oabtcaexiner oicitydrmbo erscreah cuelbolymt anrtnlpast psioerratry hapestirt omligtolpuson suner...

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." - Jim Rohn In this video, Jeff encourages people living with COPD to take control of their...

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Editor's Note: We are heartbroken to share that Liana passed away in November of 2021. She is deeply missed, but her encouragement and positivity live on in her articles. Thank...