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...Normally, I'll get washed up and dressed, change my clothes for the day, and brush my teeth....

...It’s a test that takes just a few minutes, and involves measuring the electric currents going through your heart. PFT.  Pulmonary Function Test....

...In the end, you're helping yourself to get and/or stay as healthy as possible, even though you have COPD....

...Carol's storytelling and advocacy will be deeply missed, but her legacy lives on through her articles and in all the people she inspired....

...A positive, take-charge style of communication can help you manage your COPD effectively, but also leads to better: Remember, though, that communication...

...Add all this together, and it certainly appears as though people with COPD can be predisposed to bruising and skin tears. What to do?...

...A neat thing, though, is the progression of COPD can be slowed. People are living longer and better than ever before despite their diagnosis....

...Carol's storytelling and advocacy will be deeply missed, but her legacy lives on through her articles and in all the people she inspired....

...Nothing could be further from the truth. By the time we are diagnosed it is often late in the game....

...A group of nurse consultants and other health care staff from Newcastle-upon-Tyne National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust and Newcastle University...

...This couldn't be further from the truth. Smoking causes irreversible lung damage. The longer you smoke, the more the damage compounds....

...Given the opportunity, I would bathe every day, but the truth is that even with a bath lift, I do not have enough energy to do it every day....

...But, truth be told, only God knows how long a person will live. I have never met, nor heard of, a doctor with the power of God....

...Keeping your air filtered through an air conditioner can be helpful....

...But though they are tiny, they can have a mighty impact on even healthy lungs....

...Pop, rock, soft rock, rap, and even though I didn’t like it back then, or at least admit to liking it, I liked country....

...Carol's storytelling and advocacy will be deeply missed, but her legacy lives on through her articles and in all the people she inspired....

...babysat them all over the years and they have all teethed on my hose, learned to walk around it, or lift a foot while walking to not get tangled (even...

...Since I was diagnosed with COPD in 2011, I have been amazed at the annual, semi-annual, monthly – name your pick - tests we are put through to establish...

...Speeds as high as 89 mph were recorded when Sandy moved through the Garden State, our home, according to data from the National Weather Service....