COPD CaregiversI'm not sure which is more difficult: having COPD or caring for someone who has COPD. The fact of the matter is that when someone in your family has COPD...reactions2comments
DNR or AND: What You Need to KnowEditor's Note: This article discusses sensitive topics related to death, specifically end-of-life care, which may be distressing for some readers. Shortly after I was diagnosed with COPD, I developed heart...reactions6comments
The Benefits of Respiratory TherapistsMy regular readers know I'm a respiratory therapist (RT). So, what exactly do we do to help people with COPD? Here's a list of seven things we do to assist...reactions16comments
My Experience Giving Up SmokingIt was a funny thing about smoking: even though I knew that it was hurting me, I still never really wanted to give cigarettes up. Until I had to, that...reactions4comments
Body Cramping With COPDDo you know how frustrating it can be to wake up in the middle of the night with a cramp that you simply cannot get rid of? You try to...reactions18comments
Useful Items I Keep in My COPD To-Go BagI don't know about you, but ever since I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 (genetic cause of COPD) and started using inhalers and oxygen, I started bringing my “to-go bag” with...reactions47comments
The Stars AlignedIt was one of those days when the stars aligned, and everything turned out amazing despite my current COPD symptoms. Due to the wildfires we have had, we have had...reactions10comments
7 Innovative Breakthroughs for COPD PatientsThere have been a few noteworthy innovations in recent times. These tactics can greatly improve our quality of life with COPD. Here are seven new innovations that can be very...reactions6comments
This or That: Dealing With the HeatCOPD triggers are different for everyone, but a common trigger is hot weather! We want to hear from our community members about how the heat affects your COPD! Let’s play...reactions9comments
Finding the StrengthChange the story to change the outcome. The challenge is to change the outcome by changing the story you consciously tell your brain. Because it is an organ of memory...reactionscomments
Where Are Our Celebrity Advocates?I love Michael J. Fox and wish that those of us in the Alpha-1 and COPD world had "our own" Michael J. Fox. I have been the biggest fan of...reactions12comments
Many Choices Is a Good ThingOf course, we would rather not have lung diseases like asthma or COPD. Yet, be it as it is, many of us are here because we do. We must learn...reactions12comments
Life Gets in the Way of LivingLife with COPD and other chronic health issues sometimes puts living on hold. Too often, when we struggle with breathing, for example, we stay home and away from people. Why?...reactions1comment
Time Flies When You Do Nothing (Part 2)Part one is here. Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has its own challenges, but hobbies can be a good way for people with this disease to relax and...reactions4comments
So Much Guilt Because of COPDEditor's Note: This article addresses the topic of smoking, which has the potential to evoke strong emotions. I feel guilty about so many things regarding my COPD. I feel guilty...reactions28comments
Raging Wild FiresCanada is on fire. Some of the fires are man-made, and some are controlled burns that got out of control. These fires could be the product of climate change and...reactions13comments
Time Flies When You Do NothingTime seems to fly by. We just got over the new year, and before we knew it, here came August. Another eight months have passed. There seems to be no...reactions4comments
What If You Lived With COPD 250 Years Ago? As a kid with severe asthma, I often wondered what life would be like if I had been born 50 years earlier when rescue medicine didn’t exist. Would I have...reactionscomments
My Journey With GERDAt the very beginning of my diagnosis with COPD, I began feeling the symptoms of bloat. It felt like I was in a constant state of fullness and feeling of...reactions3comments
There’s an App for That: My Favorite Apps for COPDNowadays, there seems to be an app for everything, and if you have a smartphone, you probably have a few or have heard of at least a few of them...reactions2comments
