What We Need to Hear and What You Can Do...It meant: “I looked up COPD to understand what you’re going through. Now I know why you're so tired.”... By michelle.vincent7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How to Handle Insurance Denials and Limits...If your insurance plan is through your employer, contact your human resources department.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Therapy and a COPD Diagnosis...Talking through therapy has also helped me see I was still suffering from my diagnosis and had not gone through the grieving process of my former self.... By Jackie English4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments41 comments
My BiPap...I just wanted to push through it.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Power of Water...Now though, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can… Just like the little train that could.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Planning for the Holidays ~ Doing It Again...Now though, everything is online. It’s hard not knowing what things really look like, feel like and even smell like.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A List of All Inhalers Part II: Combination Inhalers...When you go to brush your teeth you’ll see them. You puff and then brush.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Do This, Don't Do That...It’s important to have someone to talk with that understands some of what you are going through.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Pain is Common & Constant: The Impact on Quality of Life...They push themselves through the pain daily leaving them exhausted, only to do it all again the next day.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Top 12 COPD Comorbidities...It’s when your heart has to work harder to pump blood through your arteries.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Diagnosis: COPD...I do know though, I need to focus on how I feel, not on the numbers on the pulse ox.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
We Tried For a Transplant...She was denied a transplant because they felt that she might not make it through the surgery.... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
What I Wish Others Understood About COPD...But, if you don’t have COPD, I don’t think you can understand what it’s like to think things through before you set out in such a fashion, mostly to... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Ask the Advocates: Oxygen and Shortness of Breath...When I become short of breath, I use breathing techniques that I have learned to help me get through it.... By COPD.net Team3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
What is the Most Common Symptom of Peripheral Artery Disease?...Eventually, these plaques can get so large, they prevent enough blood from getting through to supply our entire legs or arms.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Exercising With Resistance Bands (Part 1)...He would remind me of last week's lessons and if I had followed through with my homework.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Differences In COPD...We all know that, though there are similarities in COPD, there are differences.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
So You're Getting on the Transplant List...My health plummeted like falling through a wet paper bag and the first couple of years were a blur.... By Jeff Collings2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments19 comments
What I Learned From A Trip To The Emergency Room...He watched me through the mesh where he was also laying back in the stroller. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What is Saharan Dust and How Can it Affect COPD?...Saharan dust is seasonal and occurs typically through late spring to early fall.... By AshlenWeddington3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
