The Impacts of COPD: The Results Are In...commented on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most common topics being: The COPD In America 2022 Survey was conducted online from April through... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments23 comments
Let’s Look Into Our Future...Think of them as the lenses through which we view everything around us, influencing our thoughts, beliefs, and actions.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Holiday Planning...Here are a few tips to make it through the holiday preparation: I hope that these ideas will help you manage your holidays. ... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Life Is Getting in the Way of Living (Part 3)...It's important to realize that even though they are called hypoallergenic, they still might be able to trigger a reaction.... By Janet Plank5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Creating a Quiet Space...If I am extremely anxious, I will run my fingers through the basket of shells, imagining the smell and the sound of the sea they came from.... By Carol Kirker2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments28 comments
Fight Against Loneliness...Then depression can affect the desire to push through and fight. Once the will to fight is gone, COPD begins to win. ... By Tonya Hidalgo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Befuddled...When a person is on a COPD journey it’s so easy to go through a gambit of emotions. I know I did this too.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
5 Medicines to Keep Your Heart Healthy...To pump blood through narrow blood vessels, your heart has to work harder. This increases your blood pressure.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
COPD National Action Plan: A Blueprint for Fighting This Disease...It also helps empower them through knowledge about how best to manage the disease.... By Kathi MacNaughton5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is a Portable Oxygen Machine in Your Future?...The O2 output is triggered by an intake of breath through the nose and therefore uses less O2 than continuous O2 tanks.... By Barbara Moore3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments58 comments
To Exercise or Not to Exercise...The idea of the group is to provide inspiration and cheer each other on as we go through our daily lives.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Tolerable and Intolerable Medication Side Effects...It’s annoying when people say things like, “Are you going through detox?” No, I’m not going through detox.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments59 comments
Legacy...Although she have been through the mill, her sense of humor and her positive attitude have seen her through some pretty rough times. Read more.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Same Devil, Different Levels - Same Level, Different Devils...And the truth be told I would rather have to use my ventilating machine for a few hours every day rather than go through the merry-go-round of ER/hospital... By Mary Ultes8 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Spring Ahead With COPD...What helps you through them? Do you like daylight savings time? Should we put an end to it or keep it?... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Finding My Way Back...I am thankful that because of hard work through the years, my oxygen use is less. There will be bad days. Everyone has them.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
More Than An Illness...I am a nature lover and share how my world looks through my camera lens. Being sick definitely affects our lives. It affects us.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Scooter Mishap...Many of them place the racks close together so you can barely get through walking, let alone with a scooter.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Questions for Your Pulmonologist...Your doctor probably told you that he/she would be there with you through the end, but over the course of time, you may have noticed that it's hard to... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Bloating and COPD - Part 1...That walk to the car, even though only a few yards, seeming to take an eternity?... By derekc3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments