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
Planning and Preparing: A Social Life with COPD...In my last article, “Having A Social Life With COPD”, the focus was on things that can affect us, such as scented...reactions2comments
My Illness...I first became sick back in about 2007. I am 54 years old now, and I'm dealing with emphysema and stage 4...reactions4comments
One deep breath......I've gotten slower, more tired and less able. It is infuriating, humiliating and dehumanizing. I am angry at myself but I'm more...reactions12comments
Medication Time...If you have COPD, like me, you probably have medications to take. As your COPD progresses, so does the amount of medications...reactionscomments
Broken and Beautiful: A Photo Journey of Chronic Illness...When we live with chronic illnesses, like COPD, sometimes we feel like we're broken. We feel like our vibrancy, our beauty, our...reactions10comments
Husband just diagnosed...My husband has just been diagnosed with COPD, we have just been through a tough time. They drew fluid from his lungs...reactions8comments
Wolfsister003's story...Worked in ball bearing factories for 41 years - 28 as a tool maker. Smoked for about the same amount. Have emphysema...reactions4comments
Rose Colored Glasses...When I was younger, I would tell my dad that I wanted to be happy, in life, at work, in everything. My...reactionscomments
Well Meant Words...Now that you have become a caregiver, you will find that everyone has an opinion. Not only are you hearing these opinions...reactionscomments
I have to stop...Hi, I'm 55 years old and was diagnosed with COPD in 2014. It was a very confusing time as I had gone...reactions29comments
I won't be invisible...I was diagnosed with COPD in 2006 and back then it was easy to see why no one thought of me as...reactions4comments
Emphysema is beatable...Believe it or not emphysema is beatable. I did it. I’m male and 57 years old . I was diagnosed with mild...reactions1comment
The Story of My COPD...Hi. I was diagnosed with COPD about 11 years ago. I was devastated when I found out what it was. I quit...reactions11comments
I'm fine thanks...Hello. I got so fed up with explaining to friends and some family how I was feeling that I just say, I'm...reactions6comments
