Hopeful or Hopeless...Recently I found myself with an extra 100 lbs., and dragging oxygen tubing throughout my house. The weight came from that "miracle" drug called Prednisone, and the oxygen is supposed...reactions9comments
Easy Tai Chi With COPD...Many tai chi classes seem complex and involve a lot of fancy moves. This easy tai chi with COPD class includes simple postures that are easy to do. Follow along...reactions2comments
Tracking, Charting, and Planning Your Chronic Illness...Why should you maintain a daily journal to track your chronic illness journey with COPD, heart failure, and diabetes? There are a good number of reasons why you should document...reactions6comments
Did anyone else experience early fluctuations in their symptoms...My own COPD hit suddenly, after experiencing heat stroke at work. During the first month my physical function and health crashed but then I gradually began to experience occasional days...reactions5repliesSymptoms
30 Things I Am Thankful For...Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And there are so many things COPD-related I am thankful for. Here is a list of 30 of them. I could list more. Although...reactions7comments
Leg cramps...I was wondering if anyone other than myself have had any issues with extremely band lower leg cramps at night? I have been getting cramps so bad lately I have...reactions25repliesAwareness
As Summer Leaves and Autumn Arrives...Well, it definitely feels like summer is getting shorter and shorter. I feel like it won't be too long before we will only have two seasons. As the weather changes...reactions1comment
Tired of it all...I was diagnosed with COPD around 2017. A year after my husband of 40 years passed away from colorectal cancer. In 2019, had a really deep basal cell Carcinoma (...reactions4comments
Your oxygen tubing ...After 8 years on O2 I am still having kinks and bows in my tubing. I go through it every morning checking and straightening the lines, as every so often...reactions5repliesBreathingTips & Advice
November 17th is World COPD Day!...Share something you wish the world understood about COPD in the comments below!...reactionsrepliesAwareness
All there is is hope...50 year smoker, stage 4 COPD, yadi, yadi, you've heard it all before. COPD is a "sorry, but you did it to yourself" stigma. Not true in all cases, I...reactions2comments
Hi, new here, my PC diagnosed me last week...Just wondering what age you were when you were diagnosed and what stage you were? I had got a cold that just wouldn't quit and it really shined a spotlight...reactions7repliesDiagnosis
Hopeless...I don't maintain hope. I just muddle along. I go through hopeful periods and then I am slammed with an exacerbation. Nothing can be done except to take my meds...reactions2repliesCopingMental Health
Choices are often related to awareness...I think discovering the trends and symptoms very early in the process can give us more choices about treating the moment. OK, not so much about choices, but I think...reactions2comments
Struggling but living...I have been battling COPD for about 10 years. I bartended back in the smoking inside days and it has given me this awful disease. I also work for a...reactions2comments
Hope defined...Hope is the reality that, the instant it's over, becomes a memory. All that is an arcane academic paragraph that doesn't tell you how to manage the next minute or...reactions3comments
Newly Diagnosed with COPDp...I have COPD I'm not sure when my diagnosis was made but it's on my medical portfolio. I had pneumonia twice in 2020. I had 2 admissions to 2 different...reactions2repliesCoping
A Guide to Safely Disposing of Your Medications...Although spring cleaning may not be on your mind at the moment, it is always a good time to dispose of unused and old medications. Disposing of medications can be...reactionscomments
Coloring Books, Puzzles and Games...By the end of August, the days become cooler and shorter, and the never-ending humidity of summer has lifted. Days and nights will soon become the same length in time...reactions5comments
Stem cells...When will science kick in. On this treatment that works. I cant find any trials.except in the canary islands .does anybody know about this,? Thankyou...reactions3repliesCost
