The Flu Shot Debate...I’m sure that you’ve heard this debate many times: “Why should I get the flu shot? Half of the time they don’t...reactionscomments
Expectations on the Caregiver While the Patient Is In the Hospital...As a co-caregivers of a loved one with COPD, we decided pretty early on that we did not want my mother to be...reactionscomments
Check The Oxygen Equipment...As the dependence for oxygen grows, it becomes more and more important that the equipment is working properly. This is not something...reactions1comment
Texting Instead of Talking...Maybe you’re not well versed in the latest gadgets, and maybe you don’t want to be. That is okay for most things...reactionscomments
Give Your Mind A Break...Elaborate houses, immense crops, herds and herds of livestock, and a truly eclectic collection of stuff. Can you guess what this might...reactionscomments
Staying Active is Key...One of the subjects I mentioned is 'death by couch'. That can sound disturbing and alarming. But remember as I have had...reactions5comments
My COPD Journey...I started smoking in my teens, and finally quit in 1981 at age 37. I never had any shortness of breath until...reactions5comments
COPD & cannabinoid therapy...Beginning in 2010, my research took me to medicinal applications of cannabinoids - my first need was for extreme back pain from...reactions3comments
Living with COPD...I am a 71 year old woman and have had this disease since 1992. It started off slow and over the years...reactions3comments
Living with COPD, or is it?...First thing you gotta learn and accept when you have COPD is that your married life is over as you used to...reactions8comments
A Pair of Lungs, A Few Spoons, and an Elephant–My Life with COPD...Cough. Cough. “I’m so tired and my lungs burn.” “You should go to the doctor,” said my husband. I had no idea...reactions5comments
A trip to the mall....After I've struggled to walk into the mall with Woody (portable oxygen) I casually fake a phone call to catch my breath...reactions2comments
My Experience with Travel...I purchased a DeVilbiss Traveler from Express Med Supply. Best $118.00 I ever spent. The nebulizer runs off house current, 12 volt...reactions2comments
COPD wanna fight? I will fight!...Returned from a nice Fourth of July weekend, immediately started with the problems. This morning, though, we are fighting. It is 74...reactions2comments
Diagnosed in 2012 with emphysema by mistake....About 4 years ago I was having pain when I tried breathing deep so I figured it was probably the usual pneumonia...reactions4comments
I started with the smoker's cough......I started with the smoker's cough, then I would get bronchitis/pneumonia. That was about 40? Now I have been intubated, tubes down...reactions2comments
I Have a Concern...Hospitalized in March for 7 days, now on oxygen at night only. Portable oxygen - doctor removed, I take that as a...reactions3comments
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)...I was diagnosed with severe COPD in 2001 and spent 8 days in the hospital. They gave me oxygen but I'd heard...reactions3comments
Stupidity...I am a 59 year old female and was officially diagnosed with COPD in January 2016. I had been told several times...reactions1comment
Living with Brochiectasis...Hi, twenty plus years ago I had been dealing with a horrible cough and sought the usual treatments - going to interns...reactions1comment
