Tips for Choosing the Right Portable Supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for You...Also, Medicare and other insurances have become less willing to pay for them.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Helping a Pet Owner With COPD...Maybe another family member or friend would be willing to help part-time too. Then you could split this unpleasant yet very important task.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
COPD Lexicon: Hospital Staff (Folks You’ll Meet in the Hospital)...But, if you need us, we’re here willing and capable of helping you the best we can.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Time for the Home Remodel With COPD...You may be wondering why I’m telling you all of this.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Should I Stay or Should I Go?...They wouldn’t have invited me if they weren't willing to give me a hand where I needed it. I'm so glad that I went.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Traveling Is About The Memories...That key holds the memory of mom telling me to give that guy (now my husband) my cell phone number because she “had a good feeling about that one"... By Tonya Hidalgo4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keep Reading...What they were telling me was that if I passed a number of pre-tests (cardiology, pulmonology, etc.) and was lucky enough to make it on the waiting list... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2020: Voices from the Community...My doctor is always telling me to have fun and listen to my needs.”... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
One White Pine: Building Spaces for Living & Healing...But does this mean that people are more willing to sacrifice nature and become less active environmentalists because they can simply have it on the screen... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
January 2021 Journal: Where Does the Day Go?...It is twelve twenty and my stomach is yelling for lunch. Sitting down to a small bowl of soup, I scan over my list of projects.... By Carol Kirker4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
How Fast a Good Day Can Turn Bad With COPD...I don’t want these lungs telling me what I can and can not do. Have you had moments like this? Please share with us in the comments below.... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments28 comments
Come Along on My Bronchoalveolar Lavage Journey...he was going to put a mask on me and remember him doing it, but I remember nothing again until they were wheeling me back to my pre-op room and... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
It's a Shame - Part IV: Guilt and Judgment...I'm not willing to get to that point.... By michelle.vincent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Fall...I think that fall and winter are Earth’s way of telling us to slow down if we need to. Try and make some plans for the cold months.... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Little Things...Rather than telling them again that “I have grazing rights since I’m on prednisone again” I would try to brush it off.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
It Was a Meltdown (Part 2)...I had been telling my husband that this house was killing me. That mold surprised us so that was a great finding.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Why I Chose Not to Have a Lung Transplant...I know there are medicines to help a patient through it, but I truly don’t know if I am willing to.... By Carol Kirker4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments69 comments
The Emotional Pain of COPD...The tears becoming tears of joy hearing Lynne telling me not to be so silly. That she loved me, and was going nowhere.... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Documents Every COPDer Should Have - Part 1...So if you choose to have a medical power of attorney make sure they are willing to follow your wishes concerning your medical condition.... By Mary Ultes5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Complementary and Integrative Health...therapies for their mental health, including: The majority of American adults self-treat with complementary or alternative therapies, with most not telling... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later