The Importance of Taking Care of YOU...It's also the stress of fitting in caregiving duties into an already busy life, watching someone you love struggle to breathe and to do ordinary daily... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Summer Reading...The picture I would have with this story is you’re looking at a guy from behind sitting in a chair on the beach.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Loneliness of COPD...If you can’t crochet, they still have flowers to put together, yarn cutting, or envelopes to decorate. Operation Gratitude is another favorite.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
There's Always a Solution, Part 2...I find ways to complete chores sitting instead, such as food preparation, folding clothes, and showering. ... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
A Talk to My Future Self...Talking to myself is usually what helps me to function, to understand things, as well as to give me that boost to keep putting one foot in front of... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Questions for Your Pulmonologist...When you are sitting in the doctor's office, trying to take it all in, be prepared with questions (also a pen, paper, and a voice recorder) that will give... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Tomorrow is My Birthday...When I think of 65, I picture my quiet, Irish grandfather sitting in the corner chair of the apartment where he and my grandmother lived in Brooklyn.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Incorporate Yoga Into Your Daily Routine for Some COPD Benefits...Yoga poses can be performed while sitting, standing or lying on the ground, and are mostly stationary.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
8 Things To Do While Waiting For Your Doctor...While the other patients are just sitting around, I find myself walking around. Each visit I find myself investigating a different map.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Diagnosed With Alpha-1, Now What? (Part 1 of 3)...I think when my previous doctor saw me sitting in his office, he did not see me out of breath, and my pulse ox was fine after resting.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Does the Word Hospice Scare You?...They believe the government is going to decide who lives and dies by putting the terminally ill, sick, and elderly on hospice and will take away their... By Mary Ultes7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Down the Rabbit Hole...Sitting on the couch filled with self-pity won’t work. I have to commit to daily exercise, even if I’m short of breath.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
A Day In A Life With COPD...On days when I’m unable to be on my feet, I exercise sitting or laying down.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Beyond My Existence...That’s why I think a loose-fitting skirt would be ideal. I’m more of a jeans-type person.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The FAQs of COPD Caregiving: Part 2...Getting organized and putting together a schedule of tasks can be helpful.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
It's a Shame - Part V: Ideals and Stereotypes...--V Maybe we don't shower every single day because bathing costs a lot of energy, sometimes putting us into a flareup.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
COPD: Letter to My Son...It's good because it makes you focus harder on hitting the ball and where you hit it to.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
No, You Can't Come Over for Dinner...Instead of going out or having a meal together, “visiting” might be sitting together in silence, reading or watching movies.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
Advice for a Newly Diagnosed COPD Patient...Some doctors don’t think about doing it because when they see you, you have rested for a bit, and they don’t see your breathlessness or need while sitting... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Tests and Diagnosis Part 2...If you’re calmly sitting or lying down, if you’re relaxed and aren’t ill, your heart rate then is normally between 60 beats per minute and 100 beats per... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments