Living With: Interview with Advocate Janet Plank...November is COPD Awareness Month, and the Health Union podcast Living With is featuring an interview with COPD.net advocate Janet Plank. Janet...reactions3comments
Back pain am and pm...On waking and by tea time back discomfort so bad do others suffer the same...reactions4replies
The Stages of Grief with COPD...Poor mama. Getting through the stages of grief with COPD was hard on her. She had such an infectious laugh. Her heart...reactions2comments
Stage 4...My question is, in July of 2018 I was diagnosed with stage 4 emphysema, chronic bronchitis and severe asthma, I know there...reactions2replies
A Pithy History Of Oxygen...Many in this community benefit from oxygen therapy. This is all possible because of great discoveries from our past. So, I thought...reactions3comments
Newly diagnosed...FEV1 64%, FVC 94 with a ratio of 54 amd MMV of 67. Post bronchodilation FEV1 74%, FVC 103 with a ratio...reactions5replies
Denial Isn't A River In Egypt...“Denial isn’t a river in Egypt” is a saying that has always stuck with me, probably because it can apply to so...reactionscomments
“What It's Like to Live with COPD?”...A friend of mine asked me this question recently. I asked him, “What do you mean?” He said, “What do YOU mean?”...reactionscomments
What I found out on my way to a diet...A little item that I recently learned has helped me especially on reexamining my diet and what to do and not to...reactions12comments
New To COPD? Here’s 6 Things To Know...So, you’re new to COPD. Here are six things to know. I know! I know! This is the exact opposite of what...reactions15comments
Reversing Roles with COPD ...Most of us know about children who care for aging parents, and how we switch roles later in life. In our case...reactions3comments
COPD Management Strategies...In a previous article, I referred to my four pillars of living well with COPD. They are knowledge, medication, nutrition and exercise...reactionscomments
Have you participated in any lung health or COPD awareness events?...Share with us and tell us about it!...reactionsreplies
Don’t Judge Me with COPD ...I can’t tell you how many times my mom cried out those words. The problem was, she was only saying them to...reactions8comments
What do you do when you need oxygen on vacation?...What do you do when you need oxygen on vacation?...reactions5replies
Lesson...I am almost 69 years old. Inhaled lots of second hand smoke as a child, but never smoked. Not even pot. I...reactions4comments
Eleven Tips for Self-Care We Can Do...Self-Care For Real There are a lot of articles out there about self-care. The intended audiences are everyone from healthy people to...reactions11comments
A Day In My Life With COPD...This morning, like many other mornings, I get up to let the pups out and to use the bathroom myself, after removing...reactions2comments
