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Recently I went through a small bag of my mom’s things that my father brought me.  There was really nothing of major consequence in it.  There were a few small...

Having a chronic illness or disability can sometimes make it difficult – or even physically painful – to function in the workplace. But despite struggling daily, many workers are reluctant...

You will find that you and your doctor, as well as his/her staff, get to be quite a team. At the beginning of your disease, you may find you are...

When a person with COPD loves their grandkids to the moon and back, we need to find a way to keep them included as much as possible.  Sometimes this is...

The COPD Caregiver In America 2015 online survey was conducted to gather insights from 193 individuals who are currently, or in the past 5 years, served as the primary caregiver...

Just because you're on supplemental oxygen doesn't give you any reason not to get out and about. To the contrary, supplemental oxygen might give you the freedom to get out...

As a co-caregivers of a loved one with COPD, we decided pretty early on that we did not want my mother to be alone for an extended time in the hospital...

One of the most intimidating tasks is keeping track of the medications. In the early stages the new medications are manageable, but as things progress, it can get quite overwhelming...

From the time that I was a small child, I learned to push my mom.  She had multiple surgeries when I was young.  At least two of them were major...

In dealing with COPD, it might be recommended that you participate in pulmonary rehabilitation. Many people have questions about what pulmonary rehab is, and why a person should participate in it, so...

If you have been a caregiver longer than 24 hours, you have dealt with a grumpy patient.  Those days when it doesn’t seem like anything that you do is right...

As someone who has written a journal on my journey with COPD for a several years I often receive emails from frightened readers. Or notice a search engine query asking if...

I cared for my mother, who had end-stage COPD, for more than four years. It was tough, emotionally and physically, every day. Of course, it's much harder on the person who...

Now that you have become a caregiver, you will find that everyone has an opinion.  Not only are you hearing these opinions, but your patient is hearing them as well...

As many people in our community know, having COPD can get expensive! So, we asked our experts John, Leon, and Lyn for tips on making treatment more affordable. Check out their...

There is something that I have learned from many years of having been a co-caregiver for my mother.  You can do more than you think you can.  Your desire to...

The one thing most if not all us with COPD have in common is – we don't breathe right. Even though we fought to breathe from birth many of us never...

You will find other articles about the options for exercise and respiratory therapy, but what is your role as the caregiver for these things?  You are the encourager, towel carrier...

The Social Security Administration is a branch of the United States federal government that provides disability benefits to individuals who cannot work due to long-term disability. Benefits are provided through...

You've probably heard the old saying, "Knowledge is power." This is never more true than when dealing with a new diagnosis of COPD, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...