Better Breathing Exercises for COPD...Then, then exhale through your mouth, with your lips pursed or puckered as though you were whistling or blowing out a candle.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How to Build More Sympathy for COPD...Sympathy, on the other hand, is being able to see what someone is going through and providing comfort, encouragement, or reassurance to them even though... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
8 Tips to Help People Understand Your COPD...Some people simply don’t grasp what you’re going through and may not offer help when you need it.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Your Value...This saying tells us though, that our lives may be different. Most definitely they are different!... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Oxygen Use in TV and Movies...through many of them.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
Changing Medications and the Effects on COPD Sufferers...Through this experience, I have learned to adapt and embrace my new regime and relax more.... By Liana Collet2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Down the Rabbit Hole...Just as we all grieve for a loved one lost, we go through the same grieving process for the loss of our past life.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Bringing Awareness: Part 2...Someone that you trust. Someone that will be honest with you and who will listen.... By Janet Plank3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Here for Each Other: Supporting Our COPD Community...Learn strategies for managing flare-ups and getting through tough times here.... By COPD.net Team2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
I Am More Than My Diagnosis: A Year in Review...As this community and our sister communities grow, one universal truth is clear: people are more than just their diagnoses.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD Statistics and What They Mean for You...All of these conditions are progressive and affect air flow through your lungs.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Diagnosed With Alpha-1, Now What? (Part 2 of 3)...Through those groups, I met many Alpha sisters and brothers who were going through the same things that I was.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Does Your Primary Care Doctor Really Care?...Even though mom was comfortable with our family doctor, and we’d all seen her for years, something was wrong.... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Four Years On...When I look back on all that I've been through, it's the only way I can get through these hurdles. Do I think it's fair?... By Debz Borge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
I Am Like the Oak...We're not through with the world yet. We have no intention of falling, even though we lean very far, much farther than we used to.... By michelle.vincent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Why Don't We Follow Doctors' Orders?...There are things we can do, though.... By michelle.vincent3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Struggle...A good cry can help - trust me, I've had a few. I'm not embarrassed to share how I feel.... By Debz Borge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Who or What Keeps You Going in Life?...Dave doesn’t complain one bit, though. He's always there, even though he is going through his own back pain.... By Jackie English3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments33 comments
COPD, A Family Disease...You often experience through your COPDer what they are going through, what you can see and hear.... By Janet Plank4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
So You Have COPD......That if I died early through smoking, I had put my family through this and I could have stopped it. Crazy.... By derekc3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments