On Oxygen & On The Go - Part 1: The Burden of Portable Oxygen...Just because you're on supplemental oxygen doesn't give you any reason not to get out and about. To the contrary, supplemental oxygen might give you the freedom to get out...Reactions0reactionsComments31 comments
My personal medical Journey...Hi, I'm Nicky and I'm 48 years old. I was born in 1967 I was wrongly diagnosed aged 12yrs as being Asthmatic, this was an easy assumption to make as...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Cancer Twice in 4yrs. Went to Lungs and Diagnosis is COPD........my story may be a little different than most or some....i am confused with my diagnosis..i have had cancer twice in 4yrs. mine started out as thymus cancer or a...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Expectations on the Caregiver While the Patient Is In the Hospital...As a co-caregivers of a loved one with COPD, we decided pretty early on that we did not want my mother to be alone for an extended time in the hospital...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living with COPD...I was hospitalized May 30th 2014 while I was visiting my family and I became ill. I could not breathe; I had pain all over my body so I asked my...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Basics For Caregivers: Medications...One of the most intimidating tasks is keeping track of the medications. In the early stages the new medications are manageable, but as things progress, it can get quite overwhelming...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD Stage 1...I only smoked for 6 years - age 15-21. My first husband died of cancer a year later/Hodgkins Disease. I was shocked with the COPDdiagnosis at age 70 - but...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
COPD...Started smoking when I was about 13, friends thought it was cool, parents smoke too so if I saw a pack I would take a few. Back then really didn't...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
To Push Or Not To Push...From the time that I was a small child, I learned to push my mom. She had multiple surgeries when I was young. At least two of them were major...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Expert Answers: Pulmonary Rehabilitation...In dealing with COPD, it might be recommended that you participate in pulmonary rehabilitation. Many people have questions about what pulmonary rehab is, and why a person should participate in it, so...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Independence Lost...If you have been a caregiver longer than 24 hours, you have dealt with a grumpy patient. Those days when it doesn’t seem like anything that you do is right...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is COPD Terminal – Am I Going to Die?...As someone who has written a journal on my journey with COPD for a several years I often receive emails from frightened readers. Or notice a search engine query asking if...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
The Importance of Taking Care of YOU...I cared for my mother, who had end-stage COPD, for more than four years. It was tough, emotionally and physically, every day. Of course, it's much harder on the person who...Reactions0reactionsComments15 comments
If only I had known better...Started smoking when I started nursing in 1966! It seemed the normal think to do and all the nurses and senior staff smoked so be one of the crowd. I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Determined...I grew up with both my parents smoking (in the house) and all the adult relatives. There were ash trays in every room. I started smoking in high school around...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What foods do you eat that have helped your Copd...I've been doing reading on what foods help breathing people with copd. Its not so much these foods open airways but cut down on phlegm and inflammation. I know pineapple...Reactions0reactionsComments18 replies
Stem cell research.......I was wondering if anyone has tried stem cell replacement? I've been looking into it but I'm not sure if I should do it or not. I've spoke to two...Reactions0reactionsComments13 replies
Well Meant Words...Now that you have become a caregiver, you will find that everyone has an opinion. Not only are you hearing these opinions, but your patient is hearing them as well...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Expert Answers: Saving Money with COPD...As many people in our community know, having COPD can get expensive! So, we asked our experts John, Leon, and Lyn for tips on making treatment more affordable. Check out their...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Can I Be A Caregiver?...There is something that I have learned from many years of having been a co-caregiver for my mother. You can do more than you think you can. Your desire to...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments