Have A Good Laugh...We were recently cleaning out our garage, and we came across a board game that had been the Sunday afternoon activity with...reactionscomments
Holiday Planning...Even with COPD, completing all of the tasks for a family gathering could be accomplished with a little extra planning and some...reactionscomments
Are You Prepared For A Local Disaster?...When there is a local disaster, it is important to be prepared - especially when living with COPD. There are many types...reactions5comments
Christmas Shopping Tips...Purchasing gifts for the holidays can be overwhelming for a healthy person. Add COPD to the mix, and you have a really...reactionscomments
COPD and Children: A Living Room Campsite...When a person with COPD loves their grandkids to the moon and back, we need to find a way to keep them...reactionscomments
Traveling Is About The Memories...Recently I went through a small bag of my mom’s things that my father brought me. There was really nothing of major...reactionscomments
Fight Against Loneliness...As a caregiver, it is important to stay connected to your loved one. One constant thread with those battling COPD is loneliness...reactionscomments
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
