COPD and Medical Marijuana...But today, marijuana can be eaten through baked edibles, it can be “vaped” (vaporized) rather than consumed through smoke.... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Texting Instead of Talking...She went to the zoo, Disney, and even the grocery store with us through texting.... By Tonya Hidalgo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Walking Isn’t the Only Way to Exercise...Taking a slow, deep breath through my nose, I experience the smell of Spring roses, newly budding.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Moving and Downsizing With COPD ...If I wanted to get through this, I had to find ways to calm down. I stepped away from packing for a couple of days.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Exercising With Resistance Bands (Part 2)...Take a deep breath in through your nose, deep into your stomach until you could see movement, then slowly exhale through pursed lips.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Tips for Living Your Best Life With COPD...When you get a COPD diagnosis, you may feel as though the bottom just fell out of your world -- and your future.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Are Your Thoughts on Zephyr® Valves?...Most were through discussions with colleagues at a prominent hospital and my own workplace.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Your Inner Voice...Giving strength to your inner voice will help you work through a situation that will have a better outcome for you.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Irritability, Impatience, and Withdrawing...These are some things I am working hard at: When I learned that I had COPD, I went through a wide range of emotions.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments39 comments
The COPD Kitchen...Carol's storytelling and advocacy will be deeply missed, but her legacy lives on through her articles and in all the people she inspired.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments51 comments
Anxiety and Fear With COPD...Sites where you can talk to others who understand much of what you are going through. They are possibly going through similar things.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments50 comments
COPD Mystic: Predicting Our Future...As though right on cue, his lips started moving. He said, “Breaking news: A cure for COPD has been found.”... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Is the Office of Aging?...Those needs were satisfied through the aging office.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Causes Pulmonary Hypertension?...It is responsible for pushing blood through your lungs.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Forest Bathing...It takes me through various thirty-minute walks in natural settings.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Testing for COPD - Part II: Breathing Tests...I sat in a chair and blew through a little tube and the more I blew the more leaves fell off the tree.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The Transplant Evaluation Request...Whatever the reason, mom was given the opportunity to go through the evaluation process.... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Shiny Side Up...He encouraged me to scroll back through his feed and follow his story.... By Jeff Collings2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments14 comments
Why I Became a Respiratory Therapist...A neat thing happened, though. By the time I graduated from respiratory therapy school, science had advanced.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
What NOT to Say to Chronically Ill People....Even though not all COPD is caused by smoking.... By derekc3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments