Will I Need to Pay to Be in a Clinical Trial?...Clinical trials can provide an opportunity for patients to receive the latest treatment, provide a new treatment option for those whose previous...reactionscomments
10 Things You Should Know About Clinical Trials...Each year thousands of clinical trials occur. Learning about clinical trials can feel like you are learning a new language. The good...reactions1comment
Something crawling...I would like to know if anybody else feels like there is something in their lungs that is crawling. It can be...reactions1comment
For a black scarf...I went to TJ Maxx today to buy a black scarf, we can never have to many of those. I walked in...reactions3comments
A Very Merry Christmas in the Slow Lane Part II...Christmas is here/Bringing good cheer/To young and old/Meek and the bold/Ding dong ding dong/That is their song/With joyful ring/All caroling. – “Carol...reactionscomments
Too young to be treated...I was about 30, when I started my symptoms. I lived in Germany at the time. I often had pneumonia. The doctors...reactions5comments
A Happy Yuletide: Celebrating the Returning Sun...There seems to be a theme running through most of the autumn and winter holidays – both religious and secular – that we...reactionscomments
Overcoming Loneliness and Isolation...When I was first diagnosed with COPD there was no internet. Help groups, and good information was non-existent. Information was not given...reactions4comments
Swbder's Story...I have asthma and COPD - it is hard to breathe air in or breathe air out. I just found out 3...reactions6comments
Nellie123's Story...I'm a 78 year old man who smoked for 47 years and worked in a very smoky environment for 30 years. I...reactions5comments
‘Tis the Season to Be Jolly fa la la la la…...Person "M" turns the TV off, as a tear runs down her cheek. She knows this time of the year, with all...reactionscomments
COPD and Emphysema...I was diagnosed with both about 11 years ago. I was told it was severe when I asked what stage I was...reactions31comments
Life changes but never let it win...I was told a few years ago that I had COPD. I couldn't come to terms with this news and still carried...reactions7comments
Planning for the Holidays ~ Doing It Again...My daughter and I were talking the other night and she said “I know what you can write about! Christmas! Gifts you...reactionscomments
Maintaining Friendships With COPD...Maintaining friendships with COPD, sounds easy, right? COPDers will often say no. Thinking back to being sick, before diagnosed with COPD, we...reactions3comments
Cancer...I have COPD! Just found out I have lung cancer! Just in my right lower lobe. I am actually glad I had...reactions12comments
Princess Fiona and Shrek...Background of my current crisis: I've known for years that I would get COPD, I smoke, have quit several times and have...reactions6comments
What NOT to Say to Chronically Ill People....Sometimes us with COPD find it hard getting others to recognize we have a disabling, chronic illness. A recent photo of myself taken...reactions3comments
Grace Anne Dorney Koppel & Ted Koppel Raise Awareness for COPD on CBS Morning News...Many of you may know Ted Koppel as the former anchor of Nightline but you may not know his wife Grace Anne...reactions2comments
What Can Giving Back Give You?...Giving can seem like a one-way street. We let go of something that belongs to us - often my money or clothing...reactionscomments
