Let’s Discuss Self-AdvocacyCoping with COPD begins by finding a great doctor. You and your doctor work together to create a COPD control team. Your...reactions2comments
My 5 Most Important Go-To Bag ItemsAs a COPD patient, it is always important to have your "go-to bag" ready to go at a moment's notice. I have...reactions13comments
Beyond Exhaustion: How Life Changes with FatigueFatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well...reactions2comments
Community Views: How Does Being a Caregiver Impact Your Life?Most of us know what a caregiver does, but not everyone fully understands what it is like to be a caregiver until...reactionscomments
Not Just Difficulty Breathing! COPD Awareness Month 2020November marks COPD Awareness Month. Now more than ever, let's bring awareness to what it's like to live with a chronic lung...reactions3comments
Straight From the Community: Results from the Sixth Annual COPD In America SurveyIt is estimated that more than 250 million people worldwide have COPD and over 65 million of them have moderate to severe...reactions7comments
Aortic Stenosis and COPDNearly half of the adults living in the United States have some form of heart disease and about 1 in 10 adults...reactionscomments
What Do You Like to Do on a Rainy Day?I usually know before I get out of bed that it is going to be a cold, wet day. I can hear...reactions5comments
COPD and the WeatherHave you ever experienced worsening COPD symptoms during certain types of weather? Whether it is too hot, humid, cold, or rainy? I...reactions19comments
Exercise, Self-Discipline, and COPDOpening my eyes, I focus on the clock. It is 7:00 in the morning. I would love to roll over and get...reactions14comments
COPD and Relationship ChangesFor those of us with a chronic illness like COPD, the one thing we know is that our lives were turned upside...reactions4comments
3 Things Doctors Should Think Twice About Before SayingWe love doctors. They are the ones with the wisdom to diagnose and help people manage COPD. Most are very kind and...reactions22comments
We're All DifferentIsn't it strange how we are all so different? Not just in the way we look, but the ways in which COPD...reactions4comments
My Friend Rick (Part 4)Editor's note: Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this interview series. Kevin: You had gone to rehab before...reactions3comments
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2020: Voices from the CommunityEach year, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed in October. This year, October 10 will mark the day to celebrate...reactionscomments
Learning to Advocate for YourselfKnow your body, your symptoms, and the triggers for those symptoms. Never let anyone tell you how you feel. Know what the...reactions2comments
Is COPD a Disability?Anyone with severe COPD will look at that title and answer with a loud YES, without hesitation. Many people diagnosed with COPD...reactions22comments
My Friend Rick (Part 3)Earlier this year, I wrote two articles (Part 1, Part 2) about a new friend “Rick” (not his actual name). I had...reactions7comments
My Medical BinderIt is fairly common in any family that one person handles the finances. This typically includes budgeting, banking, and paying the monthly...reactions9comments
Thunderstorms and BreathingWhen I was a small child, I was deathly afraid of thunderstorms. According to my late mother, at the first crack of...reactions9comments
