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
Does Music Help You Get Through the Day?...I started putting posters up and listening to artists like Michael Jackson, Prince, and Duran Duran.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Some Dreams Have Come True...I just didn’t expect to have it come to my mind as I was putting a bedspread in the washer.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Overcoming Eating Challenges - Part 2: Overweight and Underweight...After putting on the extra weight my doctors cut my chances of living down to six months and put me on hospice.... By Mary Ultes8 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Importance of My Hobby...Sometimes when I'm walking around or sitting in my yard taking photos of flowers I get lucky and butterflies, bees, etc., land on what I'm looking at.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Check The Oxygen Equipment...Mom was sitting in the car trying so hard not to show how incredibly short of breath that she was. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Odds & Ends...Especially when I’m sitting and writing or reading - I don’t notice the difference. I breathe pretty well (without oxygen) when I'm not active.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Be Prepared...Trees toppled and brought down power lines, cutting off electrical power for miles around.... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How to Help Someone Adjust to Life With COPD...This is a biggy, so I’m putting it in its own don’t line. On a similar note, strong smells can also trigger COPD flare-ups.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Tips for Helping Your Caregiver Help You With Your COPD...One of the best ways to maintain this communication between you, your caregiver, and the rest of your health care team is by putting it all in writing.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Listen To Your Friends And Family...“It’s fine when I’m just sitting. But as soon as I move around it starts dipping.”... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Good Self Care for a Bad Day...During the autumn and spring and sometimes in the summer when it's not too hot, sitting outside in the sun is as good as prescription medicine for me.... By michelle.vincent4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Should I Stay or Should I Go?...We got to the cabin and were just sitting enjoying the view. It was so beautiful and peaceful there, off nestled in the woods.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Traveling Is About The Memories...I believe that the only reason that she did not use a motorized chair was her fear of hitting someone. ... By Tonya Hidalgo4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Friend, Rick (Part 1)...Three weeks and an hour ago to this minute, sitting at the desk in my home office, and I said 'This is it, this is surreal.'... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
What To Expect in The Emergency Room...For those who don’t, it entails putting a mask over your face.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD Lexicon: Hospital Terms Defined...So, you happen to be sitting in an emergency room. Here are some of the things you might hear or see. Scrubs.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
This Guy Named Ted...Sometimes after Ted was gone, I was sitting around a fire pit in my parent's backyard. Ted's wife came over. At one point it was just me and her.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hypercalcemia and Hyperparathyroidism: Have You Ever Heard of Them? Part 2 of 2...I was fine if I was sitting, but my oxygen would drop if I got up to do anything.... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Sometimes Doctors Don’t Know And Take Stabs In The Dark...But, when you're just sitting in the office, doctors do not know what’s going on inside your body.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments