Starting Anew...Hoping that it’s a breathe-easy day.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The COPD Mishaps That We Don’t Like To Talk About: Part 1...I can’t believe I’m going there, but here it goes.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
What We Need to Hear and What You Can Do...Validate us and what we're going through. "Can I help you by doing X?" might be a better way to phrase the question.... By michelle.vincent7 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Can’t Afford Your Medicine? Here are Some Ideas...Going without the medicines meant to help you breathe is not an option. If you need help, now you have some options worth trying.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
“What It's Like to Live with COPD?”...I’ve not given up entirely on “heavy lifting” or doing the physical exertion that needs to be done to keep our home in shape.... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Stuffy Noses and COPD: What’s the Deal?...Many people with breathing disorders like COPD also suffer from medical conditions that may make it hard to breathe through your nose. Here’s all you need to know. A 2007... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments52 comments
Find Your COPD Buddies...When I was first diagnosed with COPD (I have asthma/COPD overlap) in my mid 20s I was devastated and confused. I had never smoked a day in my life yet... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Video: Move That Body...I have written much over the last decade about COPD, and my personal fight with it, how it is possible to improve our lives despite our illness, and of the... By derekc1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Insurance Companies Versus Doctors...The problem with taking an inhaler everywhere you go is that this increases the likelihood that I’m going to lose my rescue inhaler.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments41 comments
How To Spot A Bad Doctor...Still, even a doctor with poor bedside manners will at least attempt to explain what is going on with you and what he thinks you should do.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
How Do I Connect With Real People Living With COPD?...Getting through life with COPD can sometimes feel intimidating or confusing, particularly when facing it without support. After receiving the diagnosis of COPD, it can be overwhelming to navigate through... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
COPD Mishaps: Part 2...If you have read part 1, you have read what can happen to your bowels or bladder when fighting for a breath of air. What I didn't share in that... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Making Lifestyle Changes Due to COPD...There are quite a few things that I am just unable to do anymore, which include mopping the floor on my hands and knees or scrubbing the shower like... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments57 comments
We Learn From Each Other...It can be so hard to hear that we have COPD, whether it’s Stage 1 or Stage 4. Too often when we get the diagnosis, no one explains to us... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A New Year With COPD...It could be a New Year's past, a New Year's future, or even a New Year in the present. New Year's Eve is always the 31st of December. This is... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Do This, Don't Do That...Don't get upset with those who are going into hospice or going home.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
When One Door Closes, Another Door Will Open...I think the uncertainty of living with COPD and what is going on with Covid are very similar.... By Debz Borge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Help During the Holidays...me to really begin to see how letting go of things was affecting her, but it was about that time that she began to appreciate, even more, that I was... By Tonya Hidalgo3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD Choices...Most are hoping for a double transplant, but you can live nicely with just one new lung.... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
VISCERAL – Relating to Deep Inward Feelings Rather Than to the Intellect...And I’m going to continue to fight back against this damn COPD each and every day. I’ll let you know who wins!... By KevinDavitt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments